verb
to finance, to fund
B1
finanzieren — to finance or to fund (provide money for a project or activity). Regular weak verb; uses auxiliary 'haben' in perfect (hat finanziert). Not reflexive or separable, no stem vowel changes. Passive forms use 'werden' (z. B. wird finanziert). Common in business and project contexts.
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Die Bank finanziert das Projekt.
The bank is financing the project.
Der Staat finanzierte das Programm.
The state financed the program.
Das Projekt ist finanziert worden.
The project has been financed.
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Imagine a bank handing over a bundle of money to pay for a project.
Sounds like 'finance-ear-in' — associate with 'finance'.
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finanzieren is a regular -ieren verb and forms its past participle with -iert. It takes a direct object (wen/was) and usually uses haben as auxiliary.