fandt

Fandt is the past tense form (preterite) of the Danish verb at finde, meaning to find. It is used to describe actions completed in the past and appears in both written and spoken Danish, including personal narratives and reports.

Etymology and cognates: The Danish verb at finde derives from the Germanic language family and is cognate with the English verb find and the German finden. The past tense form fandt corresponds to the English found and the German fand, reflecting shared Germanic roots. In Danish, the present tense is finder, and the past participle is fundet.

Conjugation and usage: Infinitive — finde; Present tense — finder; Past tense — fandt; Past participle — fundet. The past tense fandt is used for statements like “Jeg fandt nøglen” (I found the key) and is common in everyday speech as well as in storytelling. The perfect tense is formed with har fundet (have found).

Example: Jeg fandt nøgle i skuffen. Hun fandt ud af sandheden. These sentences illustrate the typical use of fandt to express a completed action in the past and its role in narrative flow.

See also: at finde; fundet; find (related verbs in Danish).