finnas

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Verb === finnas (present tense fins, past tense fans, supine funnes or funnis) (pre-2012) alternative form of finnast == Old English == === Noun === finnas nominative/accusative plural of finn == Swedish == === Etymology === The passive form of finna, which has taken on the meaning of "to exist". From Old Swedish finnas, from Old Norse finnask. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål finnes and Norwegian Nynorsk finnast. === Verb === finnas (present finns, preterite fanns, supine funnits) (deponent) to exist; to be Synonym: finnas till passive infinitive of finna ==== Usage notes ==== The native intuition is "to exist," except usually unidiomatic as a translation. See the usage notes for bli, man, and skall for three other examples of words that have a direct translation that is often unidiomatic or a poor match for tone. ==== Conjugation ==== === References === finnas in Svensk ordbok (SO) finnas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) finnas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) === Anagrams === finans