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- "Allt känns bra igen."
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rach_jules
2202
does känns mean only 'feel' as in emotional feeling and wellbeing of self, or does it also include tactile feelings i.e. Jag känns skrivbordet
Arnauti
1482
känns only refers to how things feel to you, not to how you feel, so you can't say that, but you could say skrivbordet känns kallt 'the desk feels cold (to the touch)'
The other 'feel' is känner – Jag känner smärta 'I feel pain'
Possibly this thread can be helpful too: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/6094592
Arnauti
1482
Yup, it's a so-called deponent verb. I posted a link to a post about them in a previous comment in this thread. känns is about how something feels to someone, but känner is about what feelings someone has.