Vundet

Vundet is the past participle of the Danish verb vinde, meaning to win. It is used to indicate that something has been won or conquered, such as a competition, prize, or title, and it often appears in perfect tenses or adjectival phrases.

Etymology and form: Vinde stems from Old Norse vinna and is related to other Germanic forms for “to win.” In Danish, the simple past tense of vinde is vandt, while vundet is the past participle, used with auxiliary have (har vundet) to form perfect tenses, or in passive and adjectival constructions (the vundne titel, the title that has been won). In comparable languages, Norwegian uses vunnet and Swedish uses vunnit for the past participle.

Usage: Vundet commonly appears in sentences describing completed winning actions. Examples include: Han har vundet konkurrencen (He has won the competition) and Det er vundet (It has been won). The passive voice is also formed with the participle, for instance Konkurrencen blev vundet af hende (The competition was won by her). As an adjective, vundet can modify a noun to denote its completed victory, as in den vundne titel (the title that has been won).

Cognates and related forms: Danish vundet is closely related to Norwegian bokmål vunnet and Swedish vunnit, all deriving from the same Germanic root. The related verb vinde/vinna shares the core meaning of achieving victory or success.

See also: vinde, win, won.