gründen
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verb
- to found, to establisha community, settlement, organization, company, etc.
- to form (intransitively), to be founded
- to be based on, to build onof a plan, achievement, ideology, etc.
Forms
Present
| I | gründe |
|---|---|
| you | gründest |
| he, she, it | gründet |
| we | gründen |
| you (plural) | gründet |
| they | gründen |
Preterite
| I | gründete |
|---|---|
| you | gründetest |
| he, she, it | gründete |
| we | gründeten |
| you (plural) | gründetet |
| they | gründeten |
Subjunctive I
| I | gründe |
|---|---|
| you | gründest |
| he, she, it | gründe |
| we | gründen |
| you (plural) | gründet |
| they | gründen |
Subjunctive II
| I | gründete |
|---|---|
| you | gründetest |
| he, she, it | gründete |
| we | gründeten |
| you (plural) | gründetet |
| they | gründeten |
Imperative
| you | gründ / gründe |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | gründet |
Other forms
| infinitive | gründen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gegründet |
| present participle | gründend |
Used in the library
- 1876 hat Eduard das Hotel Sacher gegründet.In 1876 Eduard founded the Hotel Sacher.A2Der Streit um die Sachertorte — The Fight over the Sachertorte
- Viele andere Gastarbeiter sind aber geblieben und haben Familien gegründet.But many other guest workers stayed and started families.A2Der millionste Gastarbeiter — The Millionth Guest Worker
- Es waren sechs Millionen Mark, und Zeppelin hat eine Firma gegründet.It came to six million marks, and Zeppelin founded a company.A2Der Zeppelin über dem Bodensee — The Zeppelin over Lake Constance
- Eine Studentin hat ein erfolgreiches Unternehmen gegründet, das Fahrräder an Firmen liefert.A student has founded a successful company that delivers bikes to businesses.A2Die neue Stelle beim Radio — The new job at the radio station (A2)
Other ways to say it
- basierento base; to be based
- begründento justify, to explain (to give a reason for a chosen course of action); to found, to lay the foundation for (a tradition, dynasty, field; with the focus on something that develops or exists through time from the…
- bildento form, to train; to educate oneself
- stiftento found, to create (an organization or award, especially with a focus on financing); to sponsor, to fund (the construction or creation of something)