fåna
Meaning
behave foolishly
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att fåna | to behave foolishly |
|---|---|---|
| Present | fånar | jag fånar |
| Past | fånade | jag fånade |
| Supine | fånat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har fånat | jag har fånat |
| Past perfect | hade fånat | jag hade fånat |
| Future | ska fåna | or: kommer att fåna |
| Conditional | skulle fåna | jag skulle fåna |
| Imperative | fåna! | a command |
| Present participle | fånande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | fånas |
|---|---|
| Present | fånas |
| Past | fånades |
| Supine | fånats |
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.
Practise fåna
1 / 2Yesterday I … (fåna). Which is the past tense?
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.
- 9,847desperation desperation
- 9,849brudklänning a wedding dress, a wedding gown, a bridal dress
- 9,850närhelst whenever
- 9,851hjärntumör brain tumor
- 9,853föregående previous, preceding
- 9,854angriparen attacker
- 9,855haltar limping
- 9,856ös intensity, energetic speediness; a positive attribute given to for example music or parties
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary