
befinden is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
befinden
be located / find oneself
/bəˈfɪndn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
befinden, befand, hat befunden
Practice "befinden"
Examples — befinden in a sentence
Das Büro befindet sich im dritten Stock.
The office is located on the third floor.
Sie befindet sich gerade im Ausland.
She is currently abroad.
How to remember it
CAUTION — "sich befinden" = to be located; also to find oneself somewhere.
Word family
finden family · 10 related words
- auffinden Coming soon to locate, to find
- befinden be located / find oneself Not predictable
- erfinden to invent Shifted meaning
- herausfinden find out
- stattfinden take place Not predictable
- wiederfinden find again
- vorfinden Coming soon to find, to encounter Shifted meaning
- der Fund find / discovery Shifted meaning