nadenken

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Dutch

Etymology

From na (“after”) +‎ denken (“to think”). Cognate with German nachdenken.

Pronunciation

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Verb

nadenken

  1. to ponder, reflect upon or think about something, muse, get lost in thought
    Coordinate term: mijmeren
    Hij dacht lang na voordat hij antwoord gaf. ― He pondered for a long time before answering.
    Ik denk vaak na over de dood. ― I often think about death.

Inflection

Conjugation of nadenken (weak with past in -cht, separable)
infinitive nadenken
past singular dacht na
past participle nagedacht
infinitive nadenken
gerund nadenken n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular denk na dacht na nadenk nadacht
2nd person sing. (jij) denkt na, denk na2 dacht na nadenkt nadacht
2nd person sing. (u) denkt na dacht na nadenkt nadacht
2nd person sing. (gij) denkt na dacht na nadenkt nadacht
3rd person singular denkt na dacht na nadenkt nadacht
plural denken na dachten na nadenken nadachten
subjunctive sing.1 denke na dachte na nadenke nadachte
subjunctive plur.1 denken na dachten na nadenken nadachten
imperative sing. denk na
imperative plur.1 denkt na
participles nadenkend nagedacht
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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