gagna – Swedish verb conjugation

Swedish verb forms of gagna

Modern Swedish

In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.

All Forms

Infinitivegagna
Presentgagnar
Pastgagnade
Imperativegagna
Supinegagnat

Translations

  • benefit, to be or provide a benefit to
  • boot, to profit
  • Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sample Sentences

    • Räntesänkningen har gagnat mig (Falling rates have benefited me)

    Additional Information

    Etymology

    1. fsv. gagna, motsv. d. gavne, isl. gagna; avledn. av GAGN. Jfr BEGAGNA References: 1
    2. gagn + -a, from Old Norse gagna. Compare Danish gavne. See: Danish 'gavne'.

    Verbs referencing "gagna"

    English gain.

    Cognates

    See the 3 cognates of gagna

    Swedish AD ~1900

    Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.

    Gerund: gagnande

    Indicative

    Present

    jaggagnar
    dugagnar
    han;hongagnar
    vigagna
    nigagna
    degagna

    Perfect

    jaghar gagnat
    duhar gagnat
    han;honhar gagnat
    viha gagnat
    niha gagnat
    deha gagnat

    Past

    jaggagnade
    dugagnade
    han;hongagnade
    vigagnade
    nigagnade
    degagnade

    Pluperfect

    jaghade gagnat
    duhade gagnat
    han;honhade gagnat
    vihade gagnat
    nihade gagnat
    dehade gagnat

    Future

    jagskulle gagna
    duskulle gagna
    han;honskulle gagna
    viskola gagna
    niskola gagna
    deskola gagna

    Future Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) gagnat
    duskulle ha(va) gagnat
    han;honskulle ha(va) gagnat
    viskola ha(va) gagnat
    niskola ha(va) gagnat
    deskola ha(va) gagnat

    Conjunctive

    Present

    jagmå gagna
    dumå gagna
    han;honmå gagna
    vimå gagna
    nimå gagna
    demå gagna

    Perfect

    jagmå ha(va) gagnat
    dumå ha(va) gagnat
    han;honmå ha(va) gagnat
    vimå ha(va) gagnat
    nimå ha(va) gagnat
    demå ha(va) gagnat

    Past

    jagskulle gagna
    duskulle gagna
    han;honskulle gagna
    viskulle gagna
    niskulle gagna
    deskulle gagna

    Pluperfect

    jagskulle ha(va) gagnat
    duskulle ha(va) gagnat
    han;honskulle ha(va) gagnat
    viskulle ha(va) gagnat
    niskulle ha(va) gagnat
    deskulle ha(va) gagnat

    Conditional

    Present

    jagskulle gagna
    duskulle gagna
    han;honskulle gagna
    viskulle gagna
    niskulle gagna
    deskulle gagna

    Perfect

    jagskulle ha(va) gagnat
    duskulle ha(va) gagnat
    han;honskulle ha(va) gagnat
    viskulle ha(va) gagnat
    niskulle ha(va) gagnat
    deskulle ha(va) gagnat

    Imperative

    dugagna
    viLåt oss gagna
    nigagna

    Swedish Dialects of Finland

    Examples in Swedish Dialects in Finland

    gagna (v.I)
    gagn (Terjärv ÖB, Vittisbofjärd SK, Nagu ÅB), gagn(a) (Liljendal NL)
    . oftast impers. : vara till nytta;
    Examples
    • va ska hⱸ gagn til? (Terjärv ÖB)