fånga

See also: fanga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fanga, influenced by (or partially borrowed from) Middle Low German vangene, all from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to capture”).

Pronunciation
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Verb

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

  1. to catch, to capture

Usage notes
  • contrary to intuition, fången is a form of the verb få

Conjugation
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.

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