fånga
See also: fanga
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
fånga (past participle gfånga) (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)
- (transitive) to catch (grab something flying in the air)
- (transitive) to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
- (reflexive) to improve in health; do well again; to do better
- (reflexive) to calm down; to compose oneself
- (with ane / oane and reflexive dative) to be slapped
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fånga
| infinitive | fånga | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
| 1st person sing. | fång | - | fångad |
| 2nd person sing. | fångst | - | fångadst |
| 3rd person sing. | fångt | - | fångad |
| 1st person plur. | fånga | - | fångadn |
| 2nd person plur. | fångts | - | fångats |
| 3rd person plur. | fånga | - | fångadn |
| imperative sing. | fång | ||
| imperative plur. | fångts | ||
| past participle | gfånga | ||
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse fanga, influenced by (or partially borrowed from) Middle Low German vangene, all from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to capture”).
Doublet of få (“receive”) and fång (“acquisition”).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
fånga (present fångar, preterite fångade, supine fångat, imperative fånga)
- to catch
- Jag fångade bollen
- I caught the ball
- Hur många gäddor fångade ni?
- How many pike did you catch?
- to capture (literally or figuratively)
- Det är olagligt att fånga vilda djur
- It is illegal to capture wild animals
- Vi måste fånga in de förrymda djuren
- We have to capture the escaped animals ("in" is often used when the thing to be captured is known in advance – compare "bring in" and the like)
- Boken lyckas fånga stadens atmosfär
- The book manages to capture the atmosphere of the city
Usage notes edit
Contrary to intuition, fången is a form of the verb få.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of fånga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | fånga | fångas | ||
| Supine | fångat | fångats | ||
| Imperative | fånga | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | fången | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | fångar | fångade | fångas | fångades |
| Ind. plural1 | fånga | fångade | fångas | fångades |
| Subjunctive2 | fånge | fångade | fånges | fångades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | fångande | |||
| Past participle | fångad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||