vanden

Danish

Noun

vanden c

1. definite singular of vand

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vanden, from Old Dutch *fandon, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to seek, to search for, to examine”), an o-grade iterative derived from *finþaną (“to find”) (modern vinden).

Cognate to English fand (“to search; to try; to examine”), German fahnden (“(law enforcement) to search”).

Verb

vanden

1. (archaic, dialectal) to visit
2. (archaic, dialectal) to seek, to search for
3. (archaic, dialectal) to test, to try, to trial
4. (archaic, dialectal) to investigate, to examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of vanden (weak)
infinitive	vanden
past singular	vandde
past participle	gevand
infinitive	vanden
gerund	vanden n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vand	vandde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vandt, vand2	vandde
2nd person sing. (u)	vandt	vandde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vandt	vandde
3rd person singular	vandt	vandde
plural	vanden	vandden
subjunctive sing.1	vande	vandde
subjunctive plur.1	vanden	vandden
imperative sing.	vand
imperative plur.1	vandt
participles	vandend	gevand
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• vandelen
• vander, vandster
• vanding