See also: Denken

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch denken, from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: den‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Verb

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denken

  1. (intransitive) to think [with aan ‘about, of’]
    Ik denk vaak aan mijn vriendin.I often think about my girlfriend.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of denken (weak with past in -cht)
infinitive denken
past singular dacht
past participle gedacht
infinitive denken
gerund denken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular denk dacht
2nd person sing. (jij) denkt, denk2 dacht
2nd person sing. (u) denkt dacht
2nd person sing. (gij) denkt dacht
3rd person singular denkt dacht
plural denken dachten
subjunctive sing.1 denke dachte
subjunctive plur.1 denken dachten
imperative sing. denk
imperative plur.1 denkt
participles denkend gedacht
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: dink, denk
  • Jersey Dutch: dänke
  • Negerhollands: denk, dink, diṅk, diṅg, diṅ
  • Aukan: denki
  • Sranan Tongo: denki

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, thenken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Cognate with Bavarian denkn, denka, Dutch denken, Low German denken, dinken, West Frisian tinke, English think, Icelandic þekkja.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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denken (irregular weak, third-person singular present denkt, past tense dachte, past participle gedacht, past subjunctive dächte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive or rarely transitive) to think [with an (+ accusative) ‘about something’ or (rare) accusative ‘something, e.g. a thought’]
    Ich denke, also bin ich.
    I think, therefore I am.
    Er denkt gewichtige Dinge.
    He is thinking weighty thoughts.
    Ich denke an früher.
    I am thinking about the past.
  2. (intransitive) not to forget; to remember [with an (+ accusative) ‘something to be brought along, etc.’]
    Denk an den Schlüssel!
    Don’t forget the key.
  3. (transitive, dative reflexive) to imagine
    Das kann ich mir denken.
    I can imagine that.
    Ich denke ihn mir als bärtigen Einsiedler.
    I imagine him as a bearded hermit.
  4. (transitive, dative reflexive) to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture
    Ja, das dachte ich mir.
    Yes, I thought so.

Usage notes

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Denken originally took a genitive object (ich denke deiner instead of ich denke an dich). This usage is now archaic.

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Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-.

Verb

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denken (third-person singular simple present denkt, past tense dach, past participle dacht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to think

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdæŋken/, [ˈdæŋ.kən]

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denken (third-person singular present denkt, preterite duecht or duet, past participle geduecht or geduet, past subjunctive diecht, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to think

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Irregular with past tense
infinitive denken
participle geduecht
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
past
indicative
conditional imperative
1st singular denken duecht diecht
2nd singular denks duechts diechts denk
3rd singular denkt duecht diecht
1st plural denken duechten diechten
2nd plural denkt duecht diecht denkt
3rd plural denken duechten diechten
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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denken

  1. to think

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive denken
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive denken
In genitive denkens
In dative denkene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular denke
2nd singular dencs, denkes
3rd singular denct, denket
1st plural denken
2nd plural denct, denket
3rd plural denken
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular denke
2nd singular dencs, denkes
3rd singular denke
1st plural denken
2nd plural denct, denket
3rd plural denken
Imperative Present
Singular denc, denke
Plural denct, denket
Present Past
Participle denkende

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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    From Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną. Cognate with Dutch denken and English think.

    Pronunciation

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    • (originally) IPA(key): /deŋkən/

    Verb

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    denken

    1. to think, to perceive

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    Mòcheno

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    Etymology

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    From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (to perceive, think). Cognate with German denken, English think.

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    denken

    1. to think

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    Old High German

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, akin to Old Saxon thenkian, Old Dutch thenken, Old English þencan, Old Norse þekkja, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þagkjan).

    Verb

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    denken

    1. to think

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