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abdanken

C1

to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)

English meaning
to abdicate = renounce one's throne, fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty)
CEFR level
C1Advanced
Vocabulary package
Politics & Government

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.

ichdanke ab
dudankst ab
er/sie/eser/sie/es dankt ab
wirdanken ab
ihrdankt ab
sie/Siedanken ab
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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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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