bedanken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bedanken. Equivalent to be- + danken.
Pronunciation
Verb
bedanken
- (transitive) to thank
- Ik wil jullie allemaal bedanken voor dit geweldig feest.
- I want to thank all of you for this fantastic party.
- (intransitive) to decline, to reject [+ voor (object)] (with connotations of politeness)
- Quinten besloot om te bedanken voor de aangeboden baan.
- Quinten decided to respectfully reject the job that was offered.
Inflection
Conjugation of bedanken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bedanken | |||
past singular | bedankte | |||
past participle | bedankt | |||
infinitive | bedanken | |||
gerund | bedanken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bedank | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
3rd person singular | bedankt | bedankte | ||
plural | bedanken | bedankten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bedanke | bedankte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bedanken | bedankten | ||
imperative sing. | bedank | |||
imperative plur.1 | bedankt | |||
participles | bedankend | bedankt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bedank
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
bedanken
- (reflexive) to thank
- Ich bedanke mich bei dir für alles.
- I thank you for everything.
- Dafür bedanke ich mich!
- No thanks! or No thanks, you can keep it! (while feeling aversion)
- Ich bedanke mich bei dir für alles.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “bedanken” in Duden online
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
bedanken
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bedanken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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