In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | befinna |
| Present | befinner |
| Past | befann |
| Imperative | befinn |
| Supine | befunnit |
Verbs conjugated like 'befinna'
anbinda,
ansticka,
avbinda,
avdricka,
avpricka,
avrinna,
avsitta,
avspricka,
avspringa,
avsticka,
avvinna,
bakbinda,
bebinda,
befinna,
befinnas,
besitta,
bespringa,
binda,
bispringa,
bortrinna, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'befinna'
befinnas,
besinna,
bebinda,
befänga,
befingra,
beförna,
begynna,
bekänna,
bemanna,
beringa,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
befinna vistas, uppehålla sig, vara; känna sig
[A befinner sig + PLATS]
Engelsk översättning
be, find oneself; feel
Exempel
hon befinner sig i USA---she is at present in the States
Etymology
1. fsv. befinna, liksom d.
befinde af mnt. bevinden; jfr holl.
bevinden, t.
befinden References:
1
2. From Middle Low German bevinden, from Old Saxon bifindan. Equivalent to be- + finna. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål befinne, Danish befinde, German befinden, Dutch bevinden (“to find”), English befind and Saterland Frisian befiende (“to be located”). See: Old Saxon '
bifindan', Norwegian '
befinne', Danish '
befinde', German, old spelling '
befinden', Dutch '
bevinden', English '
befind', Frisian, Saterlandic 'befiende'.
Verbs referencing "befinna"
English
befind.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.