gedenken

B1

to commemorate

English meaning
to commemorate
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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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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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