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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Fund”, which translates to “find / discovery”. An archaeologist’s brush uncovers a golden rubber duck buried in ancient sand, spotlight on it.
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derFund, -e

find / discovery

/fʊnt/

Examples — Fund in a sentence

Der Fund ist sehr wertvoll.

The find is very valuable.

Ein wichtiger Fund für die Forschung.

An important find for research.

How to remember it

The noun of finden: a find / discovery.

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
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Illustration of the A2 German word “der Gang”, which translates to “walk / corridor / gear”. An endless hotel corridor where the carpet is a car gearstick, and doors click past like changing gears.
der Gang

/ɡaŋ/

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walk / corridor / gear

Examples

Der Gang ist sehr lang.

The corridor is very long.

Er legt den ersten Gang ein.

He puts it into first gear.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “gebären”, which translates to “to give birth”. Close-up of a giant gentle cosmic mother cradling a newborn star that glows in her arms, scattering sparkling stardust, mother and star filling the frame.
gebären

/ɡəˈbɛːʁən/

to give birth

Principal parts

gebären, gebar, hat geboren

ich gebäre
du gebierst
er/sie/es gebiert
wir gebären
ihr gebärt
sie/Sie gebären

Examples

Die Frau gebar ein Kind.

The woman gave birth to a child.

Sie gebar Zwillinge.

She gave birth to twins.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “geben”, which translates to “to give”. A beaver proudly presents a freshly wrapped gift into the eager outstretched paws of a bouncing little rabbit.
geben

/ˈɡeːbn̩/

to give

Principal parts

geben, gab, hat gegeben

ich gebe
du gibst
er/sie/es gibt
wir geben
ihr gebt
sie/Sie geben

Examples

Ich gebe dir das Buch.

I give you the book.

Er gibt mir Wasser.

He gives me water.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Gedanke”, which translates to “thought”. A single glowing dandelion seed of an idea drifts up out of a sleeper’s head into the night sky.
der Gedanke

/ɡəˈdaŋkə/

thought

Examples

Das ist wirklich ein guter Gedanke.

That's really a good thought.

Mir kam plötzlich ein Gedanke.

A thought suddenly came to me.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “gedeihen”, which translates to “to thrive”. Close-up of a single golden-leaved beanstalk bursting upward in fast bloom, lifting a tiny smiling snail on its topmost leaf, the thriving stalk filling the frame.
gedeihen

/ɡəˈdaɪ̯ən/

to thrive

Principal parts

gedeihen, gedieh, ist gediehen

ich gedeihe
du gedeihst
er/sie/es gedeiht
wir gedeihen
ihr gedeiht
sie/Sie gedeihen

Examples

Die Pflanze gedeiht gut in diesem Klima.

The plant thrives well in this climate.

Sein Geschäft wird gut gedeihen.

His business will thrive.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “gehören”, which translates to “to belong”. A lonely, shivering sock with a sad face finds its long-lost twin in a pile; it latches on with a joyful, desperate hug, pulling the twin close to show they belong together as a pair.
gehören

/ɡəˈhøːʁən/

to belong

Principal parts

gehören, gehörte, hat gehört

ich gehöre
du gehörst
er/sie/es gehört
wir gehören
ihr gehört
sie/Sie gehören

Examples

Wem gehört dieses Auto hier?

Whose car is this here?

Das Buch gehört nicht mir.

The book does not belong to me.

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masculine Gang — walk / corridor / gear

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