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fånga

See also: fanga

Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vāhen, from Old High German fāhan, from Proto-West Germanic *fą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔŋɐ/
  • Hyphenation: fån‧ga

Verb

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fånga (past participle gfånga) (West Central Bavarian, South Central Bavarian)

  1. (transitive) to catch (grab something flying in the air)
  2. (transitive) to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal)
  3. (reflexive) to improve in health; do well again; to do better
  4. (reflexive) to calm down; to compose oneself
  5. (with ane / oane and reflexive dative) to be slapped

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fånga
infinitive fånga
past participle gfånga
present past subjunctive
1st person singular fång — fångad
2nd person singular fångst — fångadst
3rd person singular fångt — fångad
1st person plural fånga — fångadn
2nd person plural fångts — fångats
3rd person plural fånga — fångadn
imperative
singular fång
plural fångts

Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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fånga (present fångar, preterite fångade, supine fångat, imperative fånga)

  1. to catch
    Jag fångade bollen
    I caught the ball
    Hur många gäddor fångade ni?
    How many pike did you catch?
  2. 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

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Contrary to intuition, fången is a form of the verb få.

Conjugation

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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
present participle fångande
past participle fångad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References

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