erfinden
See also: Erfinden
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German ervinden, from Old High German irfindan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀfinþan. Equivalent to er- + finden.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present erfindet, past tense erfand, past participle erfunden, past subjunctive erfände, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to invent
- (transitive) to fabricate (something untrue); to make up (a story)
- (transitive) to find out, to discover
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erfinden | ||||
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present participle | erfindend | ||||
past participle | erfunden | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erfinde | wir erfinden | i | ich erfinde | wir erfinden |
du erfindest | ihr erfindet | du erfindest | ihr erfindet | ||
er erfindet | sie erfinden | er erfinde | sie erfinden | ||
preterite | ich erfand | wir erfanden | ii | ich erfände1 | wir erfänden1 |
du erfandest du erfandst |
ihr erfandet | du erfändest1 | ihr erfändet1 | ||
er erfand | sie erfanden | er erfände1 | sie erfänden1 | ||
imperative | erfind (du) erfinde (du) |
erfindet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- Rhymes:German/ɪndn̩
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