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DENKEN: Conjugated in All Tenses

The German verb denken (to think) conjugated in all its tenses and moods

PRESENT TENSE • PRÄSENS

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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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