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Swedish verb · Deponent (-s verb)

finnas conjugation

att finnas means “am, are, is”. Present finns, past fanns, supine funnits.

FormSwedishEnglish pattern
Infinitiveatt finnasto …
PresentfinnsI …, he …s
Past (preteritum)fannsI …ed
Supine (perfect)har funnitshave …ed
Past perfecthade funnitshad …ed
Futureska finnas / kommer att finnaswill …

Swedish verbs do not change for person: jag finns, du finns, hon finns, vi finns, de finns. Learn one form per tense and you can use it with everyone.

How finnas conjugates

Deponent verbs end in -s in every form but have an active meaning: hoppas means "to hope", not "to be hoped". The present usually equals the infinitive (hoppas) or drops the -a- (minns, finns). They have no imperative and no passive. finnas: finns, fanns, funnits.

Meanings and examples

Patterns: ngn = någon (someone) · ngt = något (something) · SATS = a clause · VERB = a verb · PLATS = a place · RIKTNING = a direction · TID = a time · SÄTT = a manner · ADJ = an adjective

1 am, are, is

är, existerar, förekommer

Pattern ngn/ngt/det finns (PLATS)

  • det finns lite bröd kvarthere is a little bread left
  • det finns ingen anledning att misstänka hennethere is no reason to suspect her
  • det finns lite mat i kylskåpet
  • det finns ingen anledning att ta bilen när vi kan gå
Questions

What is the past tense of finnas in Swedish?

The past tense (preteritum) of finnas is fanns, the same for every person: jag fanns, du fanns, vi fanns. Example from our stories: “Det fanns inga skomärken!”

What is the supine of finnas?

funnits. The supine is used with har and hade to form the perfect: jag har funnits, jag hade funnits.

Is finnas a regular verb?

finnas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning. Forms: finns, fanns, funnits.

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