gedenken

to commemorate

English meaning: to commemorate
CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate
Vocabulary package: Memory & Forgetting
Dictionary: German words with G

gedenken in a sentence

Wir gedenken heute unserer verstorbenen Großeltern.
Today we commemorate our deceased grandparents.

Conjugation of gedenken

ichgedenke

dugedenkst

er/sie/esgedenkt

wirgedenken

ihrgedenkt

sie/Siegedenken

Simple past (er/sie/es): gedachte
Perfect: hat gedacht

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Words that go with gedenken

das Andenkensouvenir, keepsake einprägento memorize erinnernremind, remember die Erinnerungmemory, reminder die Gedächtnislückememory gap der Gedenktagday of remembrance auswendigby heart entfallento escape / slip mind / be inapplicable erinnerlichmemorable, recalled erinnertremembers das Gedächtnismemory hat erinnerthas remembered

Questions about gedenken

How do you conjugate gedenken?

Present tense: gedenke, gedenkst, gedenkt, gedenken, gedenkt, gedenken. Simple past: gedachte. Perfect: hat gedacht.

What does gedenken mean in English?

gedenken means "to commemorate". For example: "Wir gedenken heute unserer verstorbenen Großeltern." — "Today we commemorate our deceased grandparents."

What level is gedenken in German?

gedenken is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the memory & forgetting vocabulary.

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