Dutch Verb Vinden ('to find') - Smartphones Page

Vinden   2 'to find' is a strong verb:

vinden to find

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vond found

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gevonden found

overview
vinden		to find
ik vind		I find
wij vinden		we find
ik vond		I found
wij vonden		we found
ik heb gevonden		I have found
2

simple present tense
vinden		to find
ik vind		I find
jij vindt		you find (singular, informal you)
hij vindt		he finds
wij vinden		we find
jullie vinden		you find (plural, informal you)
zij vinden		they find
U vindt		you find (polite you)

simple past tense
(vinden)		to find
ik vond		I found
jij vond		you found
hij vond		he found
wij vonden		we found
jullie vonden		y'all found
zij vonden		they found
U vond		you found
2

present perfect tense
ik heb gevonden	I have found

Sample Sentences

Vinden as 'to Find'

't Is moeilijk te vinden 2 3 It's hard to find

een tussenweg vinden 2 Finding [an in-between way, a middle road] a compromise

Er is overigens nooit bewijs gevonden 2 By the way, proof was never found

Iemand zal een oplosing moeten vinden Someone will have to find a solution

Hij wist 't te vinden 2 3 He [knew] was able to find it

de hond in de pot vinden (saying) ['finding the dog in the cooking pot'] Dan vind je de hond in de pot 2 Then you'll find the dog in the cooking pot' - When you're very late for a meal, you may find the dog eating what was left of it - general meaning: coming late you may be left empty-handed

... en toen heb ik mijn toevlucht gevonden in Amerika ... and then I found [my] a refuge in America
- 'refuge' is too strong. I meant a place where I would be happier

'Terecht' can mean 'justified' but it can also mean something lost was 'found'

De sleutel is terecht The key (that was missing) has been found De sleutel is weg 2 The key is gone, missing
See also: verliezen 'to lose' Misschien komt 't wel weer boven water 2 3 4 [Maybe it'll come above water again sometime] - only figuratively: Maybe it (an item that was lost, cannot be found) will turn up again

Hij is terecht ontslagen 2 [He was justly fired] - His firing was justified

'Terechtkomen 2 means 'to land, end up' - both literally, where and how you come down after a jump, and figuratively, where you are in your life
Hij is niet goed terechtgekomen 2 3 4 1. He hurt himself in a jump
2. He did not end up in a good place, he was not very successful in life

Daar moet je iets op vinden 2 3 [You'll have to find something for that] - You'll have to find a solution to that problem

'Vinden' as 'to Think'

het 2 3 / 't 'it' or ‑>>

er ~'it' ‑>>

dat 'that' ‑>>

Ik vind 't te duur 2 3 I [find] think it's too expensive

Ik vind het heel raar 2 I think it's very strange

Ik vind het heel erg I think it's [very] really bad, I'm upset over it

Ik vind 't walgelijk 2 3 4 I think it's disgusting, revolting (usually more about morally questionable actions or unpleasant spectacles than about food or drink)

Ik hoop dat je het niet erg vindt I hope you don't think it's bad, I hope you don't mind

Wat vind jij ervan? 2 What do you think of it?

Vind je? 2 Do you think so? Is that your opinion?

Vind je ook niet? 2 3 Don't you think so too? Don't you agree?

Zeg je echt wat je vindt? 2 3 4 5 Do you really say what you're thinking?

De film ... van ... vind ik ook erg goed I also really like the movie ... by ...

Ik vond het nog steeds erg goed I still thought it was great (said after a repeat viewing)

Ik vind het nog steeds eeen fantastische film 2 I still think it's a great movie (said about a movie you've first seen years ago)

Ik vind er niks aan ['I find nothing in it'] - I don't care for it, it's not interesting to me

Ik vond er niet veel aan ['I did not find much in it'] - I didn't care for it, it was not interesting to me'

leuk vinden 2 'to like, to enjoy' M'n zoon vond het erg leuk My son really enjoyed it Ik dacht dat je het leuk zou vinden 2 I was thinking you would like it Ik dacht dat je het leuk zou vinden om dit te zien 2 I was thinking you would like to see this Je vindt mijn mopjes niet leuk 2 3 You don't like my jokes

Ik vind 't niet nodig 2 3 I don't think it's necessary, there is no need for it

Ik vind 't zo zielig 2 3
~ I think it's so sad, I pity those people

Ik vind 't best 2
It's OK with me - so this does NOT mean 'the best outcome'

Ik vind 't wel rustig 2 [I think it's quiet] - I like the quiet of it

Als ongewenst kind vind ik dat abortus mogelijk moet zijn 2 3 [Being an ...] As an unwanted child I think abortion should be [possible] available

Sommige mensen vinden dat ze meer rechten hebben dan anderen 2
Sommige mensen denken dat ze meer rechten hebben dan anderen 2 Some people think that they have more rights than others

Related Words

(de) vondst find, something found, usually something useful

(de) uitvinder inventor
(de) uitvinding invention
plural: uitvindingen inventions

ontdekken to discover
(de) ontdekking discovery
(de) ontdekker discoverer
(de) ontdekkingsreiziger 2 [discovery-traveler] - explorer
(de) ontdekkingsreizen 2 journeys of discovery, explorations

te weten komen 2 3 ['to come to know'] - to find out Hoe ben je dat te weten gekomen? 2 3 4 How did you come to know that? How did you find (that) out? See also: weten to know (things)

ergens achter komen 2 [to come, get behind something] - to find out something ‑>> Hoe ben je erachter gekomen? 2 How did you find [it] out? Ik kwam er te laat achter 2
Ik ben er te laat achter gekomen 2 I found out [about it] too late

See also: zoeken 'to search, to seek'
- denken 'to think'
- more 'erg'

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