gedenken
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gedenken, from Old Dutch *gethenken, from Proto-West Germanic *gaþankijan. Equivalent to ge- + denken.
Pronunciation
Verb
gedenken
- (transitive) to remember, to commemorate
Conjugation
| Conjugation of gedenken (weak with past in -cht, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gedenken | |||
| past singular | gedacht | |||
| past participle | gedacht | |||
| infinitive | gedenken | |||
| gerund | gedenken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | gedenk | gedacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | gedenkt, gedenk2 | gedacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | gedenkt | gedacht | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | gedenkt | gedacht | ||
| 3rd person singular | gedenkt | gedacht | ||
| plural | gedenken | gedachten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | gedenke | gedachte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | gedenken | gedachten | ||
| imperative sing. | gedenk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | gedenkt | |||
| participles | gedenkend | gedacht | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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Derived terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German gidenken, from Proto-West Germanic *gaþankijan. Equivalent to ge- + denken.
Pronunciation
Verb
gedenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present gedenkt, past tense gedachte, past participle gedacht, past subjunctive gedächte, auxiliary haben)
- to remember, to commemorate [with genitive or (less formal) dative ‘someone/something’]
- An diesem Tag gedenken wir der Opfer.
- On this day we remember the victims.
- to intend
- Wann gedenkst du, heute Abend nach Hause zu kommen?
- When do you intend to come home this evening?
Conjugation
| infinitive | gedenken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | gedenkend | ||||
| past participle | gedacht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich gedenke | wir gedenken | i | ich gedenke | wir gedenken |
| du gedenkst | ihr gedenkt | du gedenkest | ihr gedenket | ||
| er gedenkt | sie gedenken | er gedenke | sie gedenken | ||
| preterite | ich gedachte | wir gedachten | ii | ich gedächte1 | wir gedächten1 |
| du gedachtest | ihr gedachtet | du gedächtest1 | ihr gedächtet1 | ||
| er gedachte | sie gedachten | er gedächte1 | sie gedächten1 | ||
| imperative | gedenk (du) gedenke (du) |
gedenkt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Verb
gedenken (third-person singular present gedenkt, preterite geduecht, past participle geduecht or geduet, past subjunctive gediecht, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to remember, to commemorate
Conjugation
| infinitive | gedenken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| participle | geduecht | |||
| auxiliary | hunn | |||
| present indicative |
past indicative |
conditional | imperative | |
| 1st singular | gedenken | geduecht | gediecht | — |
| 2nd singular | gedenks | geduechts | gediechts | gedenk |
| 3rd singular | gedenkt | geduecht | gediecht | — |
| 1st plural | gedenken | geduechten | gediechten | — |
| 2nd plural | gedenkt | geduecht | gediecht | gedenkt |
| 3rd plural | gedenken | geduechten | gediechten | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
Derived terms
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