bedanken
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch bedanken. Equivalent to be- + danken.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedanken
- (transitive) to thank
- Ik wil jullie allemaal bedanken voor dit geweldig(e) feest.
- I want to thank all of you for this fantastic party.
- (intransitive) to decline, to reject [+ voor (object)] (with connotations of politeness)
- Quinten besloot om te bedanken voor de aangeboden baan.
- Quinten decided to respectfully reject the job that was offered.
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of bedanken (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | bedanken | |||
past singular | bedankte | |||
past participle | bedankt | |||
infinitive | bedanken | |||
gerund | bedanken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bedank | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | bedankt | bedankte | ||
3rd person singular | bedankt | bedankte | ||
plural | bedanken | bedankten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | bedanke | bedankte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | bedanken | bedankten | ||
imperative sing. | bedank | |||
imperative plur.1 | bedankt | |||
participles | bedankend | bedankt | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From be- + danken. Apparently not attested before Modern German (thus after 1400).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedanken (weak, third-person singular present bedankt, past tense bedankte, past participle bedankt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, + bei (“to”), + für (“for”)) to thank, to express thanks
- Synonym: danken (construed differently)
- Du musst dich bei ihr bedanken.
- You have to thank her. / You have to say thanks to her.
- Sie bedankte sich höflich für die Unterstützung.
- She politely expressed her thanks for the support.
- (transitive, now only in the passive) to thank for (something)
- Alle Glückwünsche wurden vom Jubilar herzlich bedankt.
- All the congratulations were cordially thanked for by the guest of honour.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | bedanken | ||||
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present participle | bedankend | ||||
past participle | bedankt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich bedanke | wir bedanken | i | ich bedanke | wir bedanken |
du bedankst | ihr bedankt | du bedankest | ihr bedanket | ||
er bedankt | sie bedanken | er bedanke | sie bedanken | ||
preterite | ich bedankte | wir bedankten | ii | ich bedankte1 | wir bedankten1 |
du bedanktest | ihr bedanktet | du bedanktest1 | ihr bedanktet1 | ||
er bedankte | sie bedankten | er bedankte1 | sie bedankten1 | ||
imperative | bedank (du) bedanke (du) |
bedankt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “bedanken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “bedanken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “bedanken” in Duden online
- “bedanken” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
bedanken
Inflection[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “bedanken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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