Freude finden

to find joy

Türkçe: sevinç bulmak

Noun

Freude f.

Verb

finden

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Künstler findet große Freude an der Arbeit mit Holz.

How it is used

Means 'to find joy' in something, discovering happiness. Neutral register, used in personal reflections. A German speaker might say this about a new hobby. Common mistake: confusing with 'Freude haben' (to have joy).

Other verbs that go with Freude

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Freude habento have joy
• jdm. (eine) Freude bereiten / machento give someone joy
• jdm. Freude schenkento give someone joy as a gift

All collocations with Freude

Other collocations built on finden

• Anerkennung finden bei+Dat.to receive recognition/approval from a group
• Anklang findento meet with approval
• Anwendung findento be used/applied
• Anschluss findento find connections/integrate
• Aufnahme findento be admitted
• Beachtung findento receive attention
• Beifall findento meet with approval
• Berücksichtigung findento be taken into consideration