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Der überraschende Befund steht in einer kleinen Tabelle ganz am Ende des Artikels. The surprising finding is in a small table at the very end of the article.

noun · C1

der Befund

[bəˈfʊnt]

finding, test results

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Synonyms
das Ergebnis

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Grammar

Plural
die Befunde In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Befund die Befunde
Der überraschende Befund steht in einer kleinen Tabelle ganz am Ende des Artikels. The surprising finding is in a small table at the very end of the article.
Accusative wen? was? den Befund die Befunde
Ich halte den Befund für interessant, aber noch nicht für gesichert. I consider the finding interesting, but not yet firmly established.
Dative wem? dem Befund den Befunden
Genitive wessen? des Befunds der Befunde

How the Word Is Built

Be prefix fund root

be-
makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).

Word family

findender Fund

In Otti's situations: Lotte reviews a scientific article

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