Dutch

Verb

gedenken

1. (transitive) to remember, to commemorate

Inflection

Derived terms

• gedenkteken
• gedenkwaardig

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German githenken, surface analysis: ge- +‎ denken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /gəˈdɛŋkŋ̩/, /gəˈdɛŋkən/

Verb

gedenken ‎(strong, third-person singular simple present gedenkt, past tense gedachte, past participle gedacht, past subjunctive gedächte, auxiliary haben)

1. to remember, commemorate

   An diesem Tag gedenken wir der Opfer.‎

   On this day we remember the victims.

2. to intend

   Wann gedenkst du, heute Abend nach Hause zu kommen?‎

   When do you intend to come home this evening?

Usage notes

In the formal standard language, this verb (in the first sense) is mostly construed with a genitive object as above (wir gedenken der Opfer). However, a dative object is sometimes encountered, particularly in less formal contexts (wir gedenken den Opfern).

Conjugation

Luxembourgish

Verb

gedenken ‎(third-person singular present gedenkt, preterite geduecht, past participle geduecht or geduet, past subjunctive gediecht, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to remember, to commemorate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Gedenkfeier
• Gedenkminutt