No. 826 in Icelandic
fundið
"Fundið" means "found" in English.
In a sentence
Ég hef fundið lykilinn.
I have found the key.
Here, 'fundið' is the neuter past participle form of 'finna', meaning 'to find', and indicates a completed action.
Þetta er eitt af fyndnustu grínatriðunum sem ég hef fundið.
This is one of the funniest jokes I have found.
In this sentence, 'fundið' retains its function as the past participle of 'finna', now referring to the discovery of something humorous.
Það hefur verið fundið upp nýtt tæki.
A new device has been invented.
Here, 'fundið' is used in the context of 'finna upp', meaning 'to invent', and describes the creation of something new.
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