finden
Translation
found, thought, considered
Examples
Ich fand den Schlüssel nicht.
I didn't find the key.
Er fand den Film sehr gut.
He found the film very good.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((adj.)) to find sth. to be ... She fand the book boring.
((sth.)) to find sth. He fand his keys.
Similar Words
entdeckte (discovered), hielt für (considered)
Etymology
From the verb 'finden' (to find), related to the English 'find'. 'Fand' is the simple past tense.
Memory Tips
Sounds very similar to the English 'found'. Imagine you 'found' something and say 'Ich fand es!'