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bedanken
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bedanken. Equivalent to be- + danken.
Pronunciation
Verb
bedanken
- (transitive) to thank
- Ik wil jullie allemaal bedanken voor dit geweldig(e) feest.
- I want to thank all of you for this fantastic party.
- (intransitive) to decline, to reject [with voor] (with connotations of politeness)
- Quinten besloot om te bedanken voor de aangeboden baan.
- Quinten decided to respectfully reject the job that was offered.
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German
Etymology
From be- + danken. Apparently not attested before Modern German (thus after 1400).
Pronunciation
Verb
bedanken (weak, third-person singular present bedankt, past tense bedankte, past participle bedankt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to thank, to express thanks [with bei (+ dative) ‘(to) someone’ and für (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
- Synonym: danken (construed differently)
- Du musst dich bei ihr bedanken.
- You have to thank her. / You have to say thanks to her.
- Sie bedankte sich höflich für die Unterstützung.
- She politely expressed her thanks for the support.
- (transitive, now only in the passive) to thank for (something)
- Alle Glückwünsche wurden vom Jubilar herzlich bedankt.
- All the congratulations were cordially thanked for by the guest of honour.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Bedanken
- Bedanker
- Bedankung
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
bedanken
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “bedanken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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