denken
Meaning in English: to think
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Wir denken oft an unsere Zeit in Spanien.
We often think of our time in Spain.
Forms of denken in the top 5,000
German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of denken are also in the top 5,000:
Das Geschenk ist für deine Mutter gedacht.
The present is meant for your mother.
Ich denke, du hast recht.
I think you're right.
Was denkt deine Mutter darüber?
What does your mother think about it?
Ich dachte, du kommst erst morgen.
I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow.
How common is denken?
denken is number 1,044 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 87 times per million words — about once every 12,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 65% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,040fordertdemands, calls for
- 1,041täglichdaily, every day
- 1,042funktioniertworks, functions
- 1,043der Anteilshare, proportion
- 1,044denkento think
- 1,045der Kopfhead
- 1,046der Arbeitgeberemployer
- 1,047angesichtsin view of, given
- 1,048welcherwhich
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