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finden to find; to discover; to think, to consider, to find

finden is the #79 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to find; to discover; to think, to consider, to find” and is pronounced [ˈfɪndn̩].

#79frequency rank
0.11%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of finden

FormWhat it isMeaning
findethe/she · presenthe/she finds
fandpastfound
gefundenpast participlefound
fändesubjunctive pastfound
habenauxiliary verb
findeninfinitiveto find
findend-ing formfinding
findeI · presentI find
findenwe · presentwe find
findeI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I find
findenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we find
findestyou · presentyou find
findetyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) find
findestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you find
findetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) find
findenthey · presentthey find
findehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she find
findenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they find
fandI · pastI found
fandenwe · pastwe found
fändeI · subjunctive II (would / if)I would find
fändenwe · subjunctive II (would / if)we would find
fandestyou · pastyou found
fandstyou · pastyou found
fandetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) found
fändestyou · subjunctive II (would / if)you would find
fändetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if)you (pl.) would find
fandhe/she · pasthe/she found
fandenthey · pastthey found
fändehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if)he/she would find
fändenthey · subjunctive II (would / if)they would find
findyou · commandfind!
findeyou · commandfind!
findetyou (pl.) · commandfind! (to several)

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