vinden

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)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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.

Conjugation

Conjugation 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, vind2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: vind
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: fende
  • Jersey Dutch: vände
  • Negerhollands: vind, fin
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: fint, fent
  • ? Sranan Tongo: feni
    • Aukan: fende
    • Caribbean Javanese: féni
    • Saramaccan: féndi, féni

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

Conjugation of vinden (strong class 3)
infinitive base form vinden
genitive vindens
dative vindene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular vinde vant vinde vonde
2nd person singular vints, vindes vonts, vondes vints, vindes vondes
3rd person singular vint, vindet vant vinde vonde
1st person plural vinden vonden vinden vonden
2nd person plural vint, vindet vont, vondet vint, vindet vondet
3rd person plural vinden vonden vinden vonden
imperative
singular vint, vinde
plural vint, vindet
present past
participle vindende gevonden

Descendants

  • Dutch: vinden
  • Limburgish: vinje

Further reading

  • vinden”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “vinden”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German findan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈvɪndən/, /ˈfɪndən/

Verb

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

  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

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