Swedish verb

gynna

favor (US), support, favour, benefit

Meaning

favor (US); support; favour; benefit

In Swedish: hjälpa, främja, favorisera

Conjugation

Conjugation of gynna (favor)
Infinitive	att gynna	to favor
Present	gynnar	jag gynnar
Past	gynnade	jag gynnade
Supine	gynnat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har gynnat	jag har gynnat
Past perfect	hade gynnat	jag hade gynnat
Future	ska gynna	or: kommer att gynna
Conditional	skulle gynna	jag skulle gynna
Imperative	gynna!	a command
Present participle	gynnande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	gynnad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of gynna
Infinitive	gynnas
Present	gynnas
Past	gynnades
Supine	gynnats

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 gynnar. See the four verb groups explained.

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gynna in a sentence

Det gynnar oss
It benefits us
Vissa insekter gynnas av skogsbränder
Some insects benefit from forest fires (note that gynnas is in the passive here – the subject of gynna does the benefiting, while the (optional, but usually included) object is being benefited)
Domaren anklagades för att gynna hemmalaget
The referee was accused of favoring the home team

Questions

What does gynna mean in English?

gynna means “favor (US), support”.

What is the past tense of gynna?

The past tense of gynna is gynnade (“jag gynnade”). The supine is gynnat, used in “jag har gynnat”.

What is the present tense of gynna?

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

Similar words

gagnafrämja

Origin

From Low German günnen, from Old Saxon giunnan, from Proto-Germanic *gaunnaną.

Nearby common words

gynna is number 5,418 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

5,414bankkonto bank account
5,415biträdande Assistant, assisting, deputy
5,416nybörjare a beginner, a newcomer, a newbie, a novice
5,417soluppgång a sunrise
5,419vaccin vaccine
5,420åktur ride
5,421mödrar mothers
5,422skuldkänslor Guilt

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