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finden: to find — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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finden

to find

to find a person or thing after looking, or to notice where it is

IPA/ˈfɪndən/

The first syllable find carries the main stress.

Meaning 1neutral · 89%

to find a person or thing after looking, or to notice where it is

Ich finde meinen Schlüssel in der Tasche.

Findest du die Adresse auf dem Handy?

Wir haben die richtige Antwort gefunden.

Finden is about discovering. Suchen means looking for something before you find it.

den Schlüssel finden — to find the key — to find an address

eine Adresse finden

Ich finde nach meinem Schlüssel.

Ich suche nach meinem Schlüssel.

Nach is used with suchen, not with finden in this meaning.

Use suchen for the process and finden for success: Ich suche den Schlüssel. Dann finde ich ihn.

Choose one answer.

Which sentence means 'I found the key'?

Finden takes the found person or thing as an accusative object.