No. 417 in Norwegian
finnes
"Finnes" means "to exist" or "to be found."
In a sentence
Det finnes mange bøker på biblioteket.
There are many books in the library.
Here, "finnes" is used to denote the existence of books at a particular location.
Et godt svar finnes i denne artikkelen.
A good answer is found in this article.
Here, "finnes" implies that the good answer exists or can be located in the article.
Finnes det noen spørsmål før vi avslutter?
Are there any questions before we conclude?
In this interrogative sentence, "finnes" is used to ask about the existence of questions before concluding.
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