Before you start
Meet denken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (intransitive or rarely transitive) to think [with an (+ accusative) ‘about something’ or (rare) accusative ‘something, e.g. a thought’]
- (intransitive) not to forget; to remember [with an (+ accusative) ‘something to be brought along, etc.’]
- (transitive, dative reflexive) to imagine
- (transitive, dative reflexive) to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture
Forms
How denken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | denke | dachte |
| du | denkst | dachtest |
| er/sie/es | denkt | dachte |
| wir | denken | dachten |
| ihr | denkt | dachtet |
| Sie | denken | dachten |
Partizip II gedacht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich denke oft an meine Familie.I often think about my family.thinking about someone
- 2Sie hat an den Urlaub gedacht.She thought about the holiday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich denke, dass das Essen gut ist.I think the food is good.opinion with dass
Verb family
Separable verbs built on denken
Add a prefix to denken and the meaning changes.