Before you start
Meet finden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to find; to discover
- (transitive) to think, to consider, to find [with accusative ‘someone/something’, along with predicate adjective or accusative noun ‘to be a certain way’]
- (intransitive) to find one's way
- (reflexive) to be found, can be found
Forms
How finden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | finde | fand |
| du | findest | fandest |
| er/sie/es | findet | fand |
| wir | finden | fanden |
| ihr | findet | fandet |
| Sie | finden | fanden |
Partizip II gefunden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich finde den Schlüssel.I find the key.finding an object
- 2Wir haben den Hund gefunden.We found the dog.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich glaube, dass du den Film gut findest.I think you like the film.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on finden
Add a prefix to finden and the meaning changes.