återfinna
Meaning
recover; find again
In Swedish: finna på nytt, hitta (igen)
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att återfinna | to recover |
|---|---|---|
| Present | återfinner | jag återfinner |
| Past | återfann | jag återfann |
| Supine | återfunnit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har återfunnit | jag har återfunnit |
| Past perfect | hade återfunnit | jag hade återfunnit |
| Future | ska återfinna | or: kommer att återfinna |
| Conditional | skulle återfinna | jag skulle återfinna |
| Imperative | återfinn! | a command |
| Present participle | återfinnande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | återfunnen | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | återfinnas |
|---|---|
| Present | återfinns |
| Past | återfanns |
| Supine | återfunnits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use återfinner. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise återfinna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (återfinna). Which is the past tense?
återfinna in a sentence
- bland de inbjudna gästerna återfinns kungen och drottningenthe king and queen are among the guests invited
- den försvunna flickan har återfunnits oskaddthe missing girl was found unharmed
Questions
What does återfinna mean in English?
återfinna means “recover, find again”.
What is the past tense of återfinna?
The past tense of återfinna is återfann (“jag återfann”). The supine is återfunnit, used in “jag har återfunnit”.
What is the present tense of återfinna?
återfinner, the same for every person: jag återfinner, du återfinner, vi återfinner.
Origin
From Old Swedish aterfinna, equivalent to åter + finna.
Nearby common words
återfinna is number 8,729 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 8,732minnesstund memorial service
- 8,733medhjälp aiding, with help
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