Before you start
Meet stattfinden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Meaning
- to take place, to happen
Build the meaning
statt- + finden
- statt-
- in a place or position
- finden
- to find
An event “finds its place” by happening.
So stattfinden means to take place; to occur.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: statt·finden
In a main clause the prefix statt splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Kurs findet am Montag statt.The class takes place on Monday.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass der Film heute stattfindet.She says that the film takes place today.
Participle: stattgefundenzu-infinitive: stattzufinden
Forms
How stattfinden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | finde statt | fand statt |
| du | findest statt | fandest statt |
| er/sie/es | findet statt | fand statt |
| wir | finden statt | fanden statt |
| ihr | findet statt | fandet statt |
| Sie | finden statt | fanden statt |
Partizip II stattgefunden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Konzert findet heute statt.The concert takes place today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Das Spiel hat gestern stattgefunden.The game took place yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, wann das Fest stattfindet.I know when the party takes place.verb at the end
Verb family
More verbs built on finden
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.