Swedish verb

fåna

behave foolishly

Meaning

behave foolishly

Conjugation

Conjugation of fåna (behave foolishly)
Infinitiveatt fånato behave foolishly
Presentfånarjag fånar
Pastfånadejag fånade
Supinefånatused after har / hade
Perfecthar fånatjag har fånat
Past perfecthade fånatjag hade fånat
Futureska fånaor: kommer att fåna
Conditionalskulle fånajag skulle fåna
Imperativefåna!a command
Present participlefånande-ing, used as an adjective

Passive (-s form)

Passive of fåna
Infinitivefånas
Presentfånas
Pastfånades
Supinefånats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use fånar. See the four verb groups explained.

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Questions

What does fåna mean in English?

fåna means “behave foolishly”.

What is the past tense of fåna?

The past tense of fåna is fånade (“jag fånade”). The supine is fånat, used in “jag har fånat”.

What is the present tense of fåna?

fånar, the same for every person: jag fånar, du fånar, vi fånar.

Origin

By surface analysis, fåne + -a.

Nearby common words

fåna is number 9,852 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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