vinden

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Danish

Noun

vinden c

  1. definite singular of vind
  2. definite singular of vinde

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-West Germanic *finþan, from Proto-Germanic *finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass; path, bridge”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɪndə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: vin‧den
  • Rhymes: -ɪndən

Verb

vinden

  1. (transitive) to find (after searching)
    Gevonden! ― Found (it)!
    Ik zal je vinden. ― I'll find you.
  2. (transitive) to find, to come across
    Plots vond ik een pen. ― All of a sudden I found a pen.
    • 2021, Huber M., van den Brekel-Dijkstra K., Jung H.P., “Inleiding”, in Handboek Positieve Gezondheid in de huisartspraktijk, →DOI:
      De anderhalvemetereconomie zorgt ervoor dat huisartsen- en ziekenhuiszorg zo georganiseerd moeten worden dat patiënten, letterlijk en figuurlijk, waar dat kan zo veel mogelijk ob afstand worden gehouden tot er een vaccin gevonden is en dat breed wordt toegepast.
      The one-and-a-half-meter economy means that general practitioners and hospitals must be organized so that, literally and figuratively, patients are distanced as much as possible until a vaccine is available and has been widely distributed.
  3. (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 3a)
infinitive vinden
past singular vond
past participle gevonden
infinitive vinden
gerund vinden n
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

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vind
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fende
  • Jersey Dutch: vände
  • Negerhollands: vind, fin
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fint, fent
  • →? Sranan Tongo: feni

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch findan.

Verb

vinden

  1. to find (after searching)
  2. to find, to come across, to encounter
  3. to discover
  4. to judge, to deem
  5. to think of, to come up with

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive vinden
3rd sg. past vant
3rd pl. past vonden
Past participle gevonden
Infinitive vinden
In genitive vindens
In dative vindene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular vinde vant
2nd singular vints, vindes vonts, vondes
3rd singular vint, vindet vant
1st plural vinden vonden
2nd plural vint, vindet vont, vondet
3rd plural vinden vonden
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular vinde vonde
2nd singular vints, vindes vondes
3rd singular vinde vonde
1st plural vinden vonden
2nd plural vint, vindet vondet
3rd plural vinden vonden
Imperative Present
Singular vint, vinde
Plural vint, vindet
Present Past
Participle vindende gevonden

Descendants

Further reading

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German findan.

Verb

vinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present vindet, past tense vant, past participle vunden, past subjunctive vünde, auxiliary hân)

  1. to find
    In grôȥen vreuden er schein
    und bat sîn vriunde dô
    daȥ sie mit im wæren vrô,
    wan er hæte an den stunden
    sîn verlorneȥ schâf vunden.     ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vinden (class 3 strong, auxiliary hân)
infinitive vinden
genitive gerund vindennes
vindenes
dative gerund vindenne
vindene
present participle vindende
past participle vunden
auxiliary hân
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present ich vinde wir vinden i ich vinde wir vinden
du vindest ir vindet du vindest ir vindet
ër vindet sie vindent ër vinde sie vinden
preterite ich vant wir vunden ii ich vünde wir vünden
du vünde ir vundet du vündest ir vündet
ër vant sie vunden ër vünde sie vünden
imperative vint (du) vindet (ir)
Composed forms of vinden (class 3 strong, auxiliary hân)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative ich hân vunden wir hân vunden subjunctive ich habe vunden wir haben vunden
du hâst vunden ir hât vunden du habest vunden ir habet vunden
ër hât vunden sie hânt vunden ër habe vunden sie haben vunden
pluperfect
indicative ich habete vunden wir habeten vunden subjunctive ich habete vunden wir habeten vunden
du habetest vunden ir habetet vunden du habetest vunden ir habetet vunden
ër habete vunden sie habeten vunden ër habete vunden sie habeten vunden
future i
infinitive vinden süln subjunctive i ich sul vinden wir suln vinden
du sule vinden ir sulet vinden
ër sul vinden sie suln vinden
indicative ich sol vinden wir sulen vinden subjunctive ii ich sölte vinden
ich sölde vinden 		wir sölten vinden
wir sölden vinden
du solt vinden ir sulet vinden du söltest vinden
du söldest vinden 		ir söltet vinden
ir söldet vinden
ër sol vinden sie sulen vinden ër sölte vinden
ër sölde vinden 		sie sölten vinden
sie sölden vinden
future ii
infinitive vunden hân süln subjunctive i ich sul vunden hân wir suln vunden hân
du sule vunden hân ir sulet vunden hân
ër sul vunden hân sie suln vunden hân
indicative ich sol vunden hân wir sulen vunden hân subjunctive ii ich sölte vunden hân
ich sölde vunden hân 		wir sölten vunden hân
wir sölden vunden hân
du solt vunden hân ir sulet vunden hân du söltest vunden hân
du söldest vunden hân 		ir söltet vunden hân
ir söldet vunden hân
ër sol vunden hân sie sulen vunden hân ër sölte vunden hân
ër sölde vunden hân 		sie sölten vunden hân
sie sölden vunden hân

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “vinden”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke‎, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

vinden m

  1. definite singular of vind

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vinden m

  1. definite singular of vind

Swedish

Noun

vinden

  1. definite singular of vind
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