German Verb Conjugations
DENKEN: Conjugated in All Tenses
The German verb denken (to think) conjugated in all its tenses and moods
PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS
Principal Parts: denken dachte gedacht
Imperative (Commands): (du) Denke! (ihr) Denkt! Denken Sie!
DENKEN
Present Tense - Präsens
| Mixed Verbs: The verb DENKEN (to think) is a so-called "mixed" verb, which means it has characteristics of both weak (regular) and strong (irregular) verbs. Its past tense forms dachte and gedacht have the -te and -t ending of a weak verb, plus a stem-vowel change (e-a) usually seen in strong verbs. It is regular in all its present tense forms. Other mixed verbs include: kennen, nennen, rennen. | |
| DEUTSCH | ENGLISH |
| SINGULAR | |
| ich denke | I think/am thinking |
| du denkst | you think/are thinking |
| er denkt sie denkt es denkt |
he thinks/is thinking she thinks/is thinking it thinks/is thinking |
| PLURAL | |
| wir denken | we think/are thinking |
| ihr denkt | you (guys) think/are thinking |
| sie denken | they think/are thinking |
| Sie denken | you think/are thinking |
| Examples: Wir denken oft an Maria. We often think of Maria. Denkst du! That's what you think! |
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