Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From the verb finna (to find) + -st (a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

finnast

  1. to feel, to find, to think

Conjugation edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse finnast.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

finnast (present tense finst, past tense fanst, past participle funnest)

  1. exist, be
    Det finst mange ulike språk i verda.
    There are many different languages in the world.
  2. be found
  3. be at all
    Det finst ikkje fint.
    It is not pretty at all.

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