gedenken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gedenken, from Old Dutch *gethenken. Equivalent to ge- + denken.
Pronunciation
Verb
gedenken
- (transitive) to remember, to commemorate
Inflection
Conjugation of gedenken (weak with past in -cht, prefixed) | ||||
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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. |
Derived terms
Synonyms
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German gedenken, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German gidenken, surface analysis: ge- + denken.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to remember, commemorate
- 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?
Usage notes
In the formal standard language, this verb (in the first sense) is mostly construed with a genitive object as above (wir gedenken der Opfer). However, a dative object is sometimes encountered, particularly in less formal contexts (wir gedenken den Opfern).
Conjugation
Further reading
- “gedenken” in Duden online
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
Irregular with past tense | ||||
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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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