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Icelandic frequency list

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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