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SWEDISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

finna.

to find, to locate, to discover

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfɪnːa/
  1. to find, to locate, to discover

    Var kan man finna en kopp kaffe här i närheten?
  2. to find (something to be a particular way)

    formal
    Jag finner det mycket märkligt att ingen kan ta på sig ansvaret för det inträffade!
  3. to exist

    Det finns nå'nstans en blå planet
  4. to find oneself (in a particular situation)

    reflexive
    Han såg sig i spegeln och fann sig vara en mås
  5. to put up with

    reflexive
    Jag tänker inte finna mig i det där!
    Jag var helt enkelt tvungen att finna mig i det
  6. to maintain or (quickly) regain one's composure (particularly of having a good reply)

    reflexive
    Åklagaren trodde han satt dit henne, men hon fann sig snabbt och gav ett övertygande svar
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish finna, from Old Norse finna, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

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