denken
to think
- Past (Präteritum)
- dachte
- Past participle
- gedacht (haben)
*denken an* + Akk (= think of), *denken über/von* (= have opinion). *Ich denke, dass...* *Denkste!* (coll. = No way!). *sich denken können*.
Conjugation
Present
- denkt
- present, singular, third-person
- denke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- denken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- denkst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- dachte
- past
- dachten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- dachtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- dachtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- dächte
- past, subjunctive
- denke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- denken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- denkest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- denket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- dächten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- dächtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- dächtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gedacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gedacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gedacht
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gedacht
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gedacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gedacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gedacht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gedacht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde denken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden denken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest denken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet denken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde denken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden denken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest denken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet denken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gedacht haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gedacht haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- denk
- imperative, second-person, singular
- denke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- denkt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gedacht
- participle, past
- denkend
- participle, present
- gedenkt
- form-of, nonstandard, participle, past, regional
Infinitive
- denken
- infinitive
Other
- habe gedacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gedacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gedacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gedacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gedacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gedacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gedacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gedacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gedacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- denken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde denken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden denken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst denken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet denken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird denken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gedacht haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gedacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gedacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gedacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gedacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Denken
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (6)
- nachdenken (separable)
to reflect (*über* + Akk)
Denk bitte darüber nach. — Please think about it.
- ausdenken (separable)
to think up / invent
Er denkt sich Geschichten aus. — He makes up stories.
- mitdenken (separable)
to follow mentally
Denk bitte mit! — Please follow along!
- bedenken (inseparable)
to consider
Bedenke die Folgen! — Consider the consequences!
- gedenken (inseparable)
to commemorate
Wir gedenken der Opfer. — We commemorate the victims.
- erdenken (inseparable)
to conceive
Das ist kaum zu erdenken. — That is hard to conceive.