No. 187 in Danish
vandt
"Vandt" means "won" in English.
In a sentence
De vandt kampen.
They won the match.
In this sentence, 'vandt' is the past tense of the verb 'at vinde', which means 'to win'. It describes the action of achieving victory in the match.
Vi fandt en gammel flaske, som stadig havde vandt i.
We found an old bottle, which still had water in it.
In this sentence, 'vandt' is used for the noun 'vand' (meaning 'water') in an old Danish dialectal form, which is not commonly used; a more modern phrasing would omit this form.
Han vandt både sejren og publikums hjerter.
He won both the victory and the audience's hearts.
In this sentence, again 'vandt' is the past tense of 'at vinde', denoting success in both accomplishing something and gaining admiration.
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