danken
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]danken (third-person singular simple present dankens, present participle dankening, simple past and past participle dankened)
- (transitive) To make dank (all senses)
- 2011, James Howerton, The Cold Days, page 196:
- They set out southward, skirting around the bison, tawny scouts wandering and studying the creatures, how they moved across the land. The rich manure of the herd dankened the wind.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch danken, from Old Dutch thancon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]danken
- (transitive) to thank
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of danken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | danken | |||
past singular | dankte | |||
past participle | gedankt | |||
infinitive | danken | |||
gerund | danken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | dank | dankte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | dankt, dank2 | dankte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | dankt | dankte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | dankt | dankte | ||
3rd person singular | dankt | dankte | ||
plural | danken | dankten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | danke | dankte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | danken | dankten | ||
imperative sing. | dank | |||
imperative plur.1 | dankt | |||
participles | dankend | gedankt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: dank
- Negerhollands: danki, dankie
- → Papiamentu: dank
- → Sranan Tongo: danki
- → Lokono: dankidin
Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German danken, from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Compare Dutch danken, English thank, Danish takke.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]danken (weak, third-person singular present dankt, past tense dankte, past participle gedankt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to thank [with dative ‘someone’]
- Peter hat Michaela mit einem großen Blumenstrauß gedankt.
- Peter thanked Michaela with a big bouquet.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | danken | ||||
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present participle | dankend | ||||
past participle | gedankt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich danke | wir danken | i | ich danke | wir danken |
du dankst | ihr dankt | du dankest | ihr danket | ||
er dankt | sie danken | er danke | sie danken | ||
preterite | ich dankte | wir dankten | ii | ich dankte1 | wir dankten1 |
du danktest | ihr danktet | du danktest1 | ihr danktet1 | ||
er dankte | sie dankten | er dankte1 | sie dankten1 | ||
imperative | dank (du) danke (du) |
dankt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “danken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “danken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “danken” in Duden online
- “danken” in OpenThesaurus.de
Luxembourgish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old High German thankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognate with German danken, Dutch danken, English thank.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]danken (third-person singular present dankt, past participle gedankt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to thank
Conjugation
[edit]Regular | ||
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infinitive | danken | |
participle | gedankt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | danken | — |
2nd singular | danks | dank |
3rd singular | dankt | — |
1st plural | danken | — |
2nd plural | dankt | dankt |
3rd plural | danken | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch thancon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank + -en.
Verb
[edit]danken
- to thank [with accusative ‘for’]
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | danken | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | danken | |
In genitive | dankens | |
In dative | dankene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | danke | — |
2nd singular | dancs, dankes | — |
3rd singular | danct, danket | — |
1st plural | danken | — |
2nd plural | danct, danket | — |
3rd plural | danken | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | danke | — |
2nd singular | dancs, dankes | — |
3rd singular | danke | — |
1st plural | danken | — |
2nd plural | danct, danket | — |
3rd plural | danken | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | danc, danke | |
Plural | danct, danket | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | dankende | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “danken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “danken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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