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bedanken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedanken. Equivalent to be- + danken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɑŋkə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧dan‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkən

Verb

bedanken

  1. (transitive) to thank
    Ik wil jullie allemaal bedanken voor dit geweldig(e) feest.
    I want to thank all of you for this fantastic party.
  2. (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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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bedank
  • Jersey Dutch: bedānke
  • Papiamentu: bedank
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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)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • bedanken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • bedanken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • bedanken” in Duden online
  • bedanken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From be- + danken.

Verb

bedanken

  1. to oblige to thank

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

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