gagna

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

gagna

1. third-person singular past historic of gagner

Anagrams

• ganga

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -akna

Verb

gagna

1. (impersonal) to help, to please, to be of use

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Noun

gagna

1. indefinite genitive plural of gagn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gagne

Etymology

From Old Norse gagna.

Verb

gagna (present tense gagnar, past tense gagna, past participle gagna, passive infinitive gagnast, present participle gagnande, imperative gagna/gagn)

1. to benefit, to be of gain (to)

   Kva gagnar det oss, at Jesus stod upp?

   How does it benefit us that Jesus rose?

Related terms

• gagnsverk
• gagnlaus
• gagnløyse

References

• “gagna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

gagn +‎ -a, from Old Norse gagna. Compare Danish gavne.

Verb

gagna (present gagnar, preterite gagnade, supine gagnat, imperative gagna)

1. to benefit, to be of gain (to)

   Räntesänkningen har gagnat mig

   Falling rates have benefited me

Conjugation

Conjugation of gagna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gagna		gagnas
Supine	gagnat		gagnats
Imperative	gagna		—
Imper. plural1	gagnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gagnar	gagnade	gagnas	gagnades
Ind. plural1	gagna	gagnade	gagnas	gagnades
Subjunctive2	gagne	gagnade	gagnes	gagnades
	Participles
Present participle	gagnande
Past participle	gagnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• begagna

References

• gagna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gagna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• gnaga