denken

A2

think

English meaning
think
Vocabulary package
Thinking & Knowledge

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denken in a sentence

Was denktst du? Sollen wir heute Abend ins Kino gehen?

What do you think? Should we go to the cinema tonight?

Conjugation of denken

ichdenke
dudenkst
er/sie/esdenkt
wirdenken
ihrdenkt
sie/Siedenken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
dachte
Perfect
hat gedacht

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Where denken comes from

mittelhochdeutsch denken, althochdeutsch dankjan, denkjan, von der indogermanischen Wurzel teng- „empfinden, den Anschein haben“ (kennen, wissen) und sodann denken, meinen – wie dünken (Dünkel), Gedanke, Gedächtnis, Andenken und Andacht, we…

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Questions about denken

How do you conjugate denken?

Present tense: ich denke, du denkst, er denkt, wir denken, ihr denkt, sie denken. Simple past: dachte. Perfect: hat gedacht.

What does denken mean in English?

denken means "think". For example: "Was denktst du? Sollen wir heute Abend ins Kino gehen?" — "What do you think? Should we go to the cinema tonight?"

What level is denken in German?

denken is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the thinking & knowledge vocabulary.

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