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opfundet

Opfundet is the past participle of the Danish verb opfinde, meaning to invent or to discover. In contemporary Danish, opfundet can function both as part of a verb phrase, as in har opfundet (has invented), and as an adjective describing something that has been invented or discovered, for example et opfundet apparat.

Etymology: Opfundet is derived from opfinde, which is formed from the prefix op- and the verb finde

Usage: In technical and scientific writing, opfundet is common to describe innovations or prototypes. It can

See also: opfinde; opdagelse; innovation.

(to
find).
The
sense
of
invention
arises
from
usage
in
contexts
where
something
has
been
brought
into
being
through
human
creativity;
in
other
contexts,
related
forms
such
as
opdaget
(discovered)
are
used
to
indicate
discovery
rather
than
invention.
be
used
predicatively,
as
in
Det
er
opfundet
af
en
forsker
(It
was
invented
by
a
researcher),
or
attributively,
as
in
et
opfundet
system
(an
invented
system).
The
meaning
is
usually
clear
from
context,
with
opfundet
indicating
an
act
of
invention
rather
than
mere
discovery.