adjective

fündig

find

Man hat etwas gefunden, wonach man gesucht hat.

The German word "fündig" is an adjective meaning "finding something" or "successful in finding" (often used with "werden" — "fündig werden" — meaning "to discover" or "to come across something").

It stems from the verb "finden" meaning "to find".

Similar words:

  • entdecken (to discover)
  • finden (to find)
  • aufstöbern (to track down)

Difference:

  • "fündig" describes the state or result of having successfully found something.
  • "entdecken" or "finden" focus more on the act of discovering/finding itself.
  • "aufstöbern" implies searching actively and possibly with some difficulty.

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Examples

Nach langem Suchen wurden sie endlich fündig.adjective

After a long search, they finally found what they were looking for.

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