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)/

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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

• bevinden
• ondervinden
• plaatsvinden
• terugvinden
• uitvinden
• vinder
• vinding

 

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

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

• 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

From Old High German findan.

Verb

vinden

1. 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)

Descendants

• Alemannic German: fianda (Vorarlberg)
• Bavarian:

  Cimbrian: vènnan, bènnan, vennen, vintan

  Mòcheno: vinnen

• Central Franconian: fenge
• German: finden
• Luxembourgish: fannen
• Yiddish: געפֿינען‎ (gefinen)

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