finden
Translation
to find, to discover, to think, to consider
Examples
Findest du deinen Stift?
Can you find your pen?
Wie findest du das Kleid?
What do you think of the dress?
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to find sth. Can you find your pen?
((sth.)) ((adj.)) to find sth. to be adj. How do you find the dress?
Similar Words
Synonyms: entdecken (to discover), meinen (to think); Antonyms: verlieren (to lose)
Etymology
From Old High German 'findan', cognate with 'find'. The '-est' ending is the second-person singular (du) conjugation.
Memory Tips
'Findest' is used with 'du' (you, singular informal). E.g., 'Du findest...' (You find...).