Conjugation of the German verb danken
A list of the common conjugations for the German verb danken, along with their English translations.| Infinitive | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| danken | to thank | |
| Present | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich danke | I thank | |
| du dankst | you thank | |
| er dankt | he thanks | |
| sie dankt | she thanks | |
| wir danken | we thank | |
| ihr dankt | you thank | |
| sie danken | they thank | |
| Preterite / Präteritum | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich dankte | I thanked | |
| du danktest | you thanked | |
| er dankte | he thanked | |
| sie dankte | she thanked | |
| wir dankten | we thanked | |
| ihr danktet | you thanked | |
| sie dankten | they thanked | |
| Past / Perfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich habe gedankt | I thanked | |
| du hast gedankt | you thanked | |
| er hat gedankt | he thanked | |
| es hat gedankt | she thanked | |
| wir haben gedankt | we thanked | |
| ihr habt gedankt | you thanked | |
| sie haben gedankt | they thanked | |
| Pluperfect / Plusquamperfekt | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hatte gedankt | I had thanked | |
| du hattest gedankt | you had thanked | |
| er hatte gedankt | he had thanked | |
| es hatte gedankt | she had thanked | |
| wir hatten gedankt | we had thanked | |
| ihr hattet gedankt | you had thanked | |
| sie hatten gedankt | they had thanked | |
| Future | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde danken | I will thank | |
| du wirst danken | you will thank | |
| er wird danken | he will thank | |
| sie wird danken | she will thank | |
| wir werden danken | we will thank | |
| ihr werdet danken | you will thank | |
| sie werden danken | they will thank | |
| Future Perfect / Futur II The German Future Perfect or Futur II is constructed similarly to English, with the present tense of werden (will), the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb haben or sein at the end of the clause. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich werde gedankt haben | I will have thanked | |
| du wirst gedankt haben | you will have thanked | |
| er wird gedankt haben | he will have thanked | |
| es wird gedankt haben | she will have thanked | |
| wir werden gedankt haben | we will have thanked | |
| ihr werdet gedankt haben | you will have thanked | |
| sie werden gedankt haben | they will have thanked | |
| Conditional | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich würde danken | I would thank | |
| du würdest danken | you would thank | |
| er würde danken | he would thank | |
| sie würde danken | she would thank | |
| wir würden danken | we would thank | |
| ihr würdet danken | you would thank | |
| sie würden danken | they would thank | |
| Conditional Perfect / Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II The German Conditional Perfect or Plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv II is constructed with the Konjunktiv II tense of the auxiliary verb haben or sein and the past participle. | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich hätte gedankt | I would have thanked | |
| du hättest gedankt | you would have thanked | |
| er hätte gedankt | he would have thanked | |
| es hätte gedankt | she would have thanked | |
| wir hätten gedankt | we would have thanked | |
| ihr hättet gedankt | you would have thanked | |
| sie hätten gedankt | they would have thanked | |
| Konjunktiv II / Subjunctive II | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| ich dankte | I would thank | |
| du danktest | you would thank | |
| er dankte | he would thank | |
| sie dankte | she would thank | |
| wir dankten | we would thank | |
| ihr danktet | you would thank | |
| sie dankten | they would thank | |
| Imperative | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| danke | Thank | |
| danken wir | Let's thank | |
| dankt | Thank | |
| Present Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| dankend | thanking | |
| Past Participle | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| gedankt | thanked | |
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