vanden
Danish
Noun
vanden c
- definite singular of vand
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch vanden, from Old Dutch *fandon, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to seek, to search for, to examine”), an o-grade iterative derived from *finþaną (“to find”) (modern vinden).
Cognate to English fand (“to search; to try; to examine”), German fahnden (“(law enforcement) to search”).
Verb
vanden
- (archaic, dialectal) to visit
- (archaic, dialectal) to seek, to search for
- (archaic, dialectal) to test, to try, to trial
- (archaic, dialectal) to investigate, to examine
Conjugation
| Conjugation of vanden (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vanden | |||
| past singular | vandde | |||
| past participle | gevand | |||
| infinitive | vanden | |||
| gerund | vanden n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | vand | vandde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | vandt, vand2 | vandde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | vandt | vandde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | vandt | vandde | ||
| 3rd person singular | vandt | vandde | ||
| plural | vanden | vandden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | vande | vandde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | vanden | vandden | ||
| imperative sing. | vand | |||
| imperative plur.1 | vandt | |||
| participles | vandend | gevand | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Related terms
- vandelen
- vander, vandster
- vanding