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German Word Family

finden

Learn finden once, then see how related verbs, nouns, and compounds are built from the same root.

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finden word familyRadial map of the finden word family. Related words: auffinden, befinden, erfinden, herausfinden, stattfinden, wiederfinden, vorfinden, der Fund, die Erfindung, der Finder.finden — to findfindento findauffinden — to locate, to find · auf + findenauffindento locate, to findbefinden — be located / find oneself · be + findenbefindenbe located / find…erfinden — to invent · er + findenerfindento inventherausfinden — find out · heraus + findenherausfindenfind outstattfinden — take place · statt + findenstattfindentake placewiederfinden — find again · wieder + findenwiederfindenfind againvorfinden — to find, to encounter · vor + findenvorfindento find, to encou…der Fund — find / discovery · finden → der Fundder Fundfind / discoverydie Erfindung — invention · erfinden → die Erfindungdie Erfindunginventionder Finder — finder · finden → der Finderder Finderfinder

What to watch for

Two members cannot be worked out from finden at all: befinden and stattfinden. Learn them as separate words that happen to share a stem.

Prefixed verbs

  • auffinden Coming soon to locate, to find B1

    auf + finden

  • befinden be located / find oneself B1 Not predictable

    be + finden

    Almost always reflexive and about position, not finding: das Museum befindet sich im Zentrum, the museum is in the centre.

  • erfinden to invent A2 Shifted meaning

    er + finden

  • herausfinden find out B1

    heraus + finden

  • stattfinden take place B1 Not predictable

    statt + finden

    Nothing to do with finding. Das Konzert findet am Freitag statt means the concert takes place on Friday.

  • wiederfinden find again B1

    wieder + finden

  • vorfinden Coming soon to find, to encounter B1 Shifted meaning

    vor + finden

Derived nouns

  • der Fund find / discovery B1 Shifted meaning

    finden → der Fund

  • die Erfindung invention A2

    erfinden → die Erfindung

  • der Finder finder B1

    finden → der Finder