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vinden
vinden
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪndə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).
Verb
vinden
- (transitive) to find (after searching)
- Gevonden! ― Found it!
- Ik zal je vinden. ― I'll find you.
- (transitive) to find, to come across
- Plots vond ik een pen. ― All of a sudden I found a pen.
- (transitive, copulative) to find, to think, to feel, to be of opinion
- Ze vinden de film walgelijk. ― They find the film disgusting.
Inflection
| Inflection of vinden (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vinden | |||
| past singular | vond | |||
| past participle | gevonden | |||
| infinitive | vinden | |||
| gerund | vinden n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vind | vond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vindt | vond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vindt | vond | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vindt | vondt | ||
| 3rd person singular | vindt | vond | ||
| plural | vinden | vonden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vinde | vonde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vinden | vonden | ||
| imperative sing. | vind | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vindt | |||
| participles | vindend | gevonden | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch findan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).
Verb
vinden
- to find (after searching)
- to find, to come across, to encounter
- to discover
- to judge, to deem
- to think of, to come up with
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: vinden
Middle High German
Etymology
From Old High German findan.
Verb
vinden
- to find
Conjugation
conjugation of vinden (strong class III)
| infinitive | vinden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | vindende | ||||
| past participle | gevunden | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| present | ich vinde | wir vinden | i | ich vinde | wir vinden |
| du vindest | ir vindet | du vindest | ir vindet | ||
| ër vindet | sie vindent | ër vindet | sie vinden | ||
| preterite | ich vand | wir vunden | ii | ich vünde | wir vünden |
| du vünde | ir vundet | du vündest | ir vündet | ||
| ër vand | sie vunden | ër vünde | sie vünden | ||
| imperative | vind (du) | vinden (wir) | vindet (ir) | ||