finden
German
Etymology
From Middle High German vinden, from Old High German findan. Cognate with Low German finden, Dutch vinden, English find, Danish finde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɪndn̩], [ˈfɪndən]
- Rhymes: -ɪndn̩
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Verb
finden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present findet, past tense fand, past participle gefunden, past subjunctive fände, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to find; to discover
- Ich habe deine Schlüssel gefunden.
- I found your keys.
- (transitive, with a predicate adjective or predicate noun (accusative)) to think that (something) is (a certain way); to consider (something) to be (a certain way); to find
- Findest du mich interessant?
- Do you find me interesting?
- (intransitive) to find one’s way
Conjugation
Conjugation of finden (class 3 strong, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | finden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | findend | ||||
| past participle | gefunden | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich finde | wir finden | i | ich finde | wir finden |
| du findest | ihr findet | du findest | ihr findet | ||
| er findet | sie finden | er finde | sie finden | ||
| preterite | ich fand | wir fanden | ii | ich fände1 | wir fänden1 |
| du fandest du fandst |
ihr fandet | du fändest1 | ihr fändet1 | ||
| er fand | sie fanden | er fände1 | sie fänden1 | ||
| imperative | find (du) finde (du) |
findet (ihr) | |||
1This form and alternative in würde both found.
Composed forms of finden (class 3 strong, auxiliary haben)
- 1st ps. sg. indicative present active also: find', find
Derived terms
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan (with levelled Verner's Law alternations).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːndən/, /ˈfindən/
Verb
finden (third-person singular simple present findeth, present participle findende, findynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative fand, past participle founden)
Conjugation
Conjugation of finden (strong class 3)
| infinitive | (to) finden, finde | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | finde | fand, found | |
| 2nd-person singular | findest, finst | founde, fande, fand, found | |
| 3rd-person singular | findeth, fint | fand, found | |
| subjunctive singular | finde | founde1, fande1 | |
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural2 | finden, finde | founden, founde, fanden, fande | |
| imperative plural | findeth, finde | — | |
| participles | findynge, findende | founden, founde, yfounden, yfounde | |
1Replaced by the indicative in later Middle English.
2Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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