abdanken
C1to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
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- to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
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abdanken in a sentence
Der König musste abdanken und seine Krone abgeben.
The king had to abdicate and give up his crown.
Conjugation of abdanken
abdanken is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- dankte ab
- Perfect
- hat abgedankt
Where abdanken comes from
Das Wort ist seit dem 16. Jahrhundert belegt. :strukturell:
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Questions about abdanken
How do you conjugate abdanken?
Present tense: ich danke ab, du dankst ab, er/sie/es dankt ab, wir danken ab, ihr dankt ab, sie danken ab. Simple past: dankte ab. Perfect: hat abgedankt. abdanken is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does abdanken mean in English?
abdanken means "to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)". For example: "Der König musste abdanken und seine Krone abgeben." — "The king had to abdicate and give up his crown."
What level is abdanken in German?
abdanken is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the politics & government vocabulary.
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