denken — to think in German
/ˈdɛŋkn̩/
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überlegen
to consider, to think about, to deliberate
meinen
to think, to mean, to say
der Gedanke
thought
nachdenken
to think, to think about, to reflect, to ponder, to contemplate
Denkweise
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Example Sentences
Was denkst du?
What do you think?
Ich denke, das ist richtig.
I think that is correct.
Conjugation
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | denke | dachte |
| du | denkst | dachtest |
| er/sie/es | denkt | dachte |
| wir | denken | dachten |
| ihr | denkt | dachtet |
| sie/Sie | denken | dachten |
Corpus Neighbors
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erklären
to explain, to declare
lassen
to let, to allow, to leave
zeigen
to show, to demonstrate, to point, to indicate
wem
who ... to, to whom, who
sein
to be
werden
to become, to get, will
haben
to have
können
to be able to, can, may
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