fahnden
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vanden, from Old High German fantōn, from Proto-Germanic *fandōną (“to find out”), from Proto-Indo-European *pent- (“to go, pass, bridge”). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare ahnden.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]fahnden (weak, third-person singular present fahndet, past tense fahndete, past participle gefahndet, auxiliary haben)
- (law enforcement) to search (conduct an investigative search operation, usually for persons or stolen/illegal goods) [with nach ‘for someone/something’]
- Die Polizei fahndet nach den Verdächtigen / dem vermissten Mädchen / der Beute.
- Police are searching for the suspects / the missing girl / the booty.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | fahnden | ||||
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present participle | fahndend | ||||
past participle | gefahndet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich fahnde | wir fahnden | i | ich fahnde | wir fahnden |
du fahndest | ihr fahndet | du fahndest | ihr fahndet | ||
er fahndet | sie fahnden | er fahnde | sie fahnden | ||
preterite | ich fahndete | wir fahndeten | ii | ich fahndete1 | wir fahndeten1 |
du fahndetest | ihr fahndetet | du fahndetest1 | ihr fahndetet1 | ||
er fahndete | sie fahndeten | er fahndete1 | sie fahndeten1 | ||
imperative | fahnd (du) fahnde (du) |
fahndet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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