Konjugation von denken denken (“to think”) is a German verb. It is irregular: some of its forms don't follow the default pattern. It is one of the 25 most frequent verbs in this collection.
How to conjugate denken In the Präsens , denken runs: ich denke, du denkst, er/sie/es denkt, wir denken, ihr denkt, sie/Sie denken. Note the irregular changes: they don't come from the regular endings, so drill each person separately.
denken in a sentence In a sentence, denken looks like this: Ich denke an die Zukunft. (“I think about the future.”). The example shows the context the form turns up in.
Tenses and CEFR levels This page lists 10 tenses and moods of denken , grouped by CEFR level. The Präsens (A1) is free to practise in Verboteca; Premium opens every tense and mood up to the advanced levels.
FAQ What does “denken” mean in German? denken means “to think”.
Is denken regular or irregular? denken is an irregular German verb: some of its forms don't follow the regular pattern.
How do you conjugate denken in the Präsens? ich denke, du denkst, er/sie/es denkt, wir denken, ihr denkt, sie/Sie denken.
Conjugation tables A1 — Beginner ich denke du denkst er/sie/es denkt wir denken ihr denkt sie/Sie denken
Ich denke an die Zukunft. · I think about the future.
ich habe gedacht du hast gedacht er/sie/es hat gedacht wir haben gedacht ihr habt gedacht sie/Sie haben gedacht
Ich habe an die Zukunft gedacht. · I thought about the future.
A2 — Elementary ich dachte du dachtest er/sie/es dachte wir dachten ihr dachtet sie/Sie dachten
Ich dachte an die Zukunft. · I thought about the future.
du denk! wir denken wir! ihr denkt! sie/Sie denken Sie!
Denk an die Zukunft! · Think about the future!
ich werde denken du wirst denken er/sie/es wird denken wir werden denken ihr werdet denken sie/Sie werden denken
Ich werde an die Zukunft denken. · I will think about the future.
B1 — Intermediate ich hatte gedacht du hattest gedacht er/sie/es hatte gedacht wir hatten gedacht ihr hattet gedacht sie/Sie hatten gedacht
Ich hatte an die Zukunft gedacht. · I had thought about the future.
ich dächte du dächtest er/sie/es dächte wir dächten ihr dächtet sie/Sie dächten
Ich dächte an die Zukunft. · I would think about the future.
ich hätte gedacht du hättest gedacht er/sie/es hätte gedacht wir hätten gedacht ihr hättet gedacht sie/Sie hätten gedacht
Ich hätte an die Zukunft gedacht. · I would have thought about the future.
B2 — Upper Intermediate ich denke du denkest er/sie/es denke wir denken ihr denket sie/Sie denken
Ich denke an die Zukunft. · I think about the future.
ich werde gedacht haben du wirst gedacht haben er/sie/es wird gedacht haben wir werden gedacht haben ihr werdet gedacht haben sie/Sie werden gedacht haben
Ich werde an die Zukunft gedacht haben. · I will have thought about the future.
Memorize every form of "denken" Verboteca turns each form into a card and brings it back at a growing interval as you keep getting it right.
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