danken
English
Etymology
Verb
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
Etymology
From Middle Dutch danken, from Old Dutch thancon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
danken
- (transitive) to thank
Inflection
| Conjugation of danken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. | ||||
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German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German dankōn, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Compare Dutch danken, English thank, Danish takke.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive, with dative) to thank
- Peter hat Michaela mit einem großen Blumenstrauß gedankt.
- Peter thanked Michaela with a big bouquet.
Conjugation
Related terms
- Dank
- danke
- verdanken
- denken
- danke dir, danke Ihnen, danke schön, danke sehr, danke vielmals, die Firma dankt, ich habe zu danken, man dankt, wir haben zu danken
- jemandem auf Knien danken, jemandem von ganzem Herzen danken
Further reading
- “danken” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German thankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognate with German danken, Dutch danken, English thank.
Pronunciation
Verb
danken (third-person singular present dankt, past participle gedankt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to thank
Conjugation
| Regular | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Etymology
From Old Dutch thancon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank + -en.
Verb
danken
- to thank [+accusative = for]
Inflection
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
Descendants
Further reading
- “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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