Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #67
Word (Wort)

finden

Translation (Übersetzung) to find, to think
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈfɪndən/
A1
Verbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb irregular opinion
Irregular verb meaning 'to find' or 'to think' (opinion). Used for discovery or expressing opinions. Sixty-seventh most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich finde das Buch.
I find the book.
discovery
Ich finde das gut.
I think that's good.
opinion
Findest du das auch?
Do you think so too?
opinion question
Ich habe es gefunden.
I found it.
perfect tense

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich finde
du findest
er/sie/es findet
wir finden
ihr findet
sie/Sie finden

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
finden + accusative
to find + object
High frequency
gut finden
to think something is good, to like
High frequency
sich finden
to find oneself, to be found
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
sich zurechtfinden
to find one's way, to orient oneself
Finding direction or understanding
Synonyms (Synonyme)
entdecken High similarity
To discover (more formal, different nuance)
denken Medium similarity
To think (different usage - not for opinions)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
verlieren
To lose (opposite action)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

entdecken denken verlieren Verb

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