gynna

Swedish

gynna (present gynnar, preterite gynnade, supine gynnat, imperative gynna)

(transitive, intransitive) to benefit (someone or something)
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)
to favor (provide with benefit (at the expense of others))
Domaren anklagades för att gynna hemmalaget
The referee was accused of favoring the home team

Conjugation of gynna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gynna		gynnas
Supine	gynnat		gynnats
Imperative	gynna		—
Imper. plural¹	gynnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gynnar	gynnade	gynnas	gynnades
Ind. plural¹	gynna	gynnade	gynnas	gynnades
Subjunctive²	gynne	gynnade	gynnes	gynnades
	Participles
Present participle	gynnande
Past participle	gynnad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.