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Denken 'to Think' - stating opinions etc. |
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Denken aan
- Thinking of/about; Bear in Mind, Pay Attention |
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Denken with Other Prepositions |
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Compound Verbs with Denken |
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Verdenken - 'to Suspect' |
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Related Words |
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Denken
'to think' is a strong verb:
denken to think |
- | dacht thought |
- | gedacht thought |
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denken | to think | |
ik denk | I think, I am thinking | |
ik dacht | I thought | |
ik heb gedacht | I have thought | |
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simple past tense | ||
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(denken) | to think | |
ik dacht | I was thinking | |
jij dacht | you were thinking | |
hij dacht | he was thinking | |
wij dachten | we were thinking | |
jullie dachten | y'all were thinking | |
zij dachten | they were thinking | |
U dacht | you were thinking | |
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ik dacht
2
3
I thought, I was thinking
wij dachten
2
3
we thought, we were thinking
perfect tenses
ik had gedacht
2
I had thought
auxiliary verb
hebben
imperative
denk!
2
3
think!
(or rather: denk na!
2
3)
question mode
The second person singular drops the T when the verb comes before
the personal pronoun:
denk je?
2
3
Do you think so?
![]() ik denk ![]() |
Ik denk dus ik besta
2
3
I think, [therefore I exist] so I am
cogito, ergo sum
Ik denk dat het te laat is
I think it's too late
Denk je dat 't gaat regenen?
Do you think it's going to rain?
‑>>
Hij denkt dat ik het gedroomd heb
2
He thinks I [dreamed it]
saw it in a dream
Zij denkt dat 't nog gaat gebeuren
She thinks it's still going to happen
Ik denk dat het morgen klaar is
I think it will be ready tomorrow
Ik denk dat ik het huis wit ga verven
I think I'm going to paint the house
white
Ik denk het niet
2
3
I don't think so, I don't agree, I'm of
another opinion
You can also say:
Volgens mij ...
2
3
[According to me ...] - I think ...
Denk je ook niet dat ...?
2
3
[Don't] Do you also think that ...? Do you
agree that ...?
Wie had dat gedacht?
2
3
Who'd have thought? (Something unexpected
comes to light)
Veel mensen denken dat ...
Many people think that ...
Veel mensen denken zo
Many people think it's like that, many people
agree, It's a common opinion
Je zou haast denken ...
2
3
You'd almost think ... It looks like ...
leuk vinden
2
'to like'
Ik dacht dat je het leuk zou vinden
2
I thought you'd like it
Ik dacht dat je het leuk zou vinden om dit te zien
2
I was thinking you'd enjoy
seeing this
't Was nog erger dan ik dacht
2
3
It was even worse than I (had) thought
Ik dacht dat de wereld verging
2
[I thought the world was perishing] - I
thought it was the end of the world
Sommige mensen denken dat ze meer rechten hebben dan
anderen
Ik denk niet dat 't veel uitmaakt
Hij dacht 't te weten
Wat denk je wel niet?
Zeggen wat je denkt
Wat denk jij?
Denkend aan Holland zie ik brede rivieren
traag door oneindig laagland gaan
Ik zat te denken aan ...
Waar denk je aan?
't Deed me denken aan een boek ...
Daar had ik niet aan gedacht
Iets waar ik pas later aan dacht
Ik heb eraan gedacht
Daar had je aan moeten denken
Ik moet er niet aan denken
denk eraan ...
Zoveel dingen om aan te denken!
Ik denk er vaak aan
Ik denk vaak aan je
Ik denk van niet
denken over
Ik denk erover
Ik denk erover op te houden
't eerste waar je aan denkt
nadenken
zonder nadenken
Daar heb ik niet over nagedacht
't Heeft me doen nadenken
Ik wil er nog even over nadenken
Ik heb er niet goed over nagedacht
Hij heeft er een uur over zitten na te denken
Hij dacht er niet lang over na
overdenken
niet goed doordacht
bedenken
Ik heb 't zelf bedacht
zich bedenken
bedachtzaam
verdacht
De verdachte heeft bekend
Hij wordt verdacht van heling
Ik verdenk hem van plagiaat
But also: Wees verdacht op ...
Wees verdacht op windstoten
(het) idee
Heb je enig idee wat het is?
ideaal
(het) principe
(de) gedachte
(de) denkwereld
intelligent
dom
stom
(de) herdenking
(de) aandacht
See also 'to understand' which is in Dutch either
'Verstaan'
(de) rede
logisch
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Some people think that they have more rights
than others
Also with 'vinden'
2
'to find'
Sommige mensen vinden dat ze meer rechten hebben dan
anderen
2
2
3
4
I don't think it makes much of a difference
2
He thought he knew
Hij dacht 't te kunnen
2
3
He thought he could, he thought he would be
able to
2
3
What [yes-no] crazy thing are you thinking? What are
you thinking? - You think too much of yourself
2
3
Saying what you're thinking, voicing your opinions -
speaking your mind
2
3
What do you think (of it)? - What's your
opinion (on this)?
Denken aan
- Thinking of/about;
Denken aan
- 'Bear in Mind, Keep in Mind, Pay Attention'
2
3
Thinking of/
thinking about /and/ 'keep in mind, pay attention to'
When I think of Holland I see wide rivers
flow slowly in boundless lowlands
Henk Marsman - complete poem
I was thinking of ...
- The Continuous
Ik zit te denken aan een cadeau
I'm thinking of a present
What are you thinking of?
2
It made me think of a book ...
't Doet me denken aan een boek van Mulisch
2
It makes me think of a book by Mulisch
2
3
I had not thought of that, I had forgotten
about that, I did not take that into account
Daar had ik even niet aan gedacht
2
3
It had slipped my mind for a moment
Dingen waar ik niet aan dacht
2
3
Things I didn't think of, things I forgot about
Niet aan gedacht!
2
3
I didn't think of that! I forgot!
2
Something I only thought of later,
an afterthought
Dat ik daar nooit
eerder aan gedacht heb!
2
3
4
5
That I'd never thought of that before!
2
I did think of it:
1. I had not forgotten it
2. I did consider it
2
(3
4)
You should have thought of that
2
I shouldn't think of it, I don't want to
think of it, I shudder when I think of it, it makes me afraid
2
Think of ..., Keep in mind ...
Denk eraan dat de zomertijd dit weekend ingaat
Keep in mind that the [summer time] daylight
saving time starts this weekend
2
So many things to keep in mind!
2
3
I often think of it (a memory)
I often think of you
(with affection)
Denken with Other
Prepositions
Wat denk jij d'r van?
2
What do you think of it?
What's your opinion?
2
3
4
5
6
I don't think so
2
3
To think about, to consider
2
3
I'm thinking about it
2
3
I'm thinking about stopping,
quitting
2
3
The first thing you think of
Wat 't eerst in je opkomt
2
3
The first thing you think of, the first thing that
comes to mind
Compound Verbs with 'Denken'
2
3
(4)
to think over,
considering something carefully - this is the real 'denken'
- to think - use the brain
2
unthinkingly,
without carefully thinking it over
automatisch, zonder erover na te denken
2
3
4
automatically, without thinking
onnadenkend
2
unthinkingly, not considering
consequences of actions
2
I have not thought it over
2
3
It made me think things over
2
3
I'd like some more time, I need more time to
think it over
2
3
4
I have not thought it out well
2
Hij heeft er een uur over zitten nadenken
2
3
He's been thinking about it for an hour
2
3
4
Hij heeft er niet lang over nagedacht
2
He didn't think long about it
2
3
4
to think something over carefully, to ponder,
weigh all options
2
3
not well thought [through] out
2
3
to think up, 'invent,' 'devise'
2
3
I thought of it myself, I thought it up myself
(original thinking)
De vrouw die het bedacht had
3
The woman who had thought it up
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Het enige voorbeeld
dat ik kan bedenken
The only example (that) I can think of
Hij bedacht snel een smoesje
2
3
He quickly [thought up] made up an excuse
Dan moet ik iets anders bedenken
2
3
Then I'll have to think [up] of something else (we
need a new plan)
2
3
to change your mind, change your opinion or
adopt other plans
Ik heb me bedacht
2
3
I changed my mind, I'm of another opinion now -
or: I have other plans now
2
3
4
cautious, pensive
bedenkelijk
2
questionable, dubious
(het) bedenksel
2
3
[something (not-too-bright) thought up] -
'fabrication,' 'figment of imagination'
also: (het) verzinsel
verzinnen
2
'to think up,' 'to make up (a story)'
Verdenken
- 'to Suspect'
Verdenken
2
'to suspect'
2
3
/ verdachte
2
suspicious, suspect
(de) verdachte
2
suspect
2
3
The suspect has confessed (to the crime)
2
3
He is suspected of dealing in stolen goods
2
I suspect him of committing plagiarism
2
3
Expect, watch out for,
be prepared for dangerous ...
Expect, watch out for,
be prepared for sudden gusts of wind
Related Words
(de) denker
thinker, philosopher
de grote denkers
2
3
the major thinkers, philosophers
idea
plural: ideeën
2
ideas
't idee!
2
the idea! (it's preposterous, ridiculous)
(het) ideetje
2
[small, clever] idea
geen idee!
no idea! (I don't know)
Dat is een goed idee
That's a good idea
Niet zo'n goed idee
2
Not [such] a good idea
Tenzij je 'n beter idee hebt ...
2
3
Unless you have a better idea ...
2
slow
slow2
Do you have any idea what it is?
Ik heb er m'n eigen ideeën over
2
3
4
I have my own ideas about it (I do not agree
with the majority opinion)
Ze hebben er geen idee van
2
3
They have no idea [about it]
- they don't know that
2
ideal
(het) ideaal
2
ideal
plural: idealen
ideals
(de) idealist
idealist
De idealen werden uit het oog verloren
~The ideals were lost from sight,
dropped along the way
De idealen waren uit het oog verloren
~The ideals were lost from sight,
dropped along the way
2
3
principle
plural: principes
principles
in principe
2
3
in principle, theoretically
principieel
2
principled
Hij is erg principieel
2
3
He is very principled,
he lives by high principles
thought, idea
(het) gedachtetje
2
3
[small, amusing] thought
(de) hoofdgedachte
2
3
main thought, prinicpal/leading idea
(het) gedachtengoed
2
3
a person's 'collected thoughts,'
range of ideas
gedachtenloos
2
3
unthinking, without thinking, thoughtless
in gedachten verzonken
2
3
4
5
6
7
[sunk deep into thoughts] deep in thought
Ik ben van gedachten veranderd
I changed my [thoughts] mind
leuke gedachten
2
3
1. pleasant thoughts
2. interesting ideas
Wat ik in gedachten had ...
2
3
What I had in [thoughts] mind ...
(de) nagedachtenis
2
3
memory (in memory of)
- honoring the deceased
a person's 'thinking environment'
(het) denkraam
2
3
[thinking-frame]
- brain capacity, brainpower
hersenen
brain (the organ, body part)
hersens
'brains'
(het) brein
2
brain, brains
2
intelligent
IQ
2
IQ
slim
(slimme
2
3
- slim / slimme
2)
clever, smart, bright - but also: shrewd, sly
slimmer
2
more clever, more intelligent
sluw
2
(sluw / sluwe
2)
shrewd, sly
knap
1. pretty, beautiful, good-looking, 'handsome' (people)
2. intelligent, clever, bright, sharp, smart
The common Dutch word for 'beautiful' is
mooi
(mooi / mooie
2)
- more
Wie niet sterk is moet slim zijn
(saying)
['Those who are not strong (powerful) ...']
- 'If you're not strong you have to be clever'
Hij is net zo slim als z'n moeder
2
He's just as clever as his mom
Misschien was 't niet zo slim
Maybe it was not very clever, maybe it was not
a good idea
Ik ben niet meer zo slim als ik ooit was
2
I'm no longer as clever [as I ever was]
as I was in the past, as I used to be
Misschien was ik nooit zo slim
2
3
Maybe I never was that clever
Hij is heel slim
en bovendien erg aardig
2
3
4
He's very clever and on top of that
very kind, a nice person
Ze was wel knap, maar niet heel erg
knap
2
3
She was pretty (or: intelligent)
but [not extremely, extraordinarily
pretty/intelligent] breathtakingly so
wijsneus
2
a person who thinks he's wise and
intelligent (but who is not)
more wijs
'wise,' having or showing experience, knowledge and good judgement
Hoe groter geest, hoe groter beest
2
3
4
(saying)
'The greater the mind, the more like a beast'
- great intellects often behave badly
knap
pretty,
clever -
knapper
prettier,
more clever -
knapst
prettiest,
most clever
(domme
2
3 -
dom/domme
)
['dumb'] - stupid, not intelligent
oerdom
2
very stupid
(de) domkop
2
stupid person
(de) domoor
2
3
stupid child or person (teasing)
(de) domme pech
2
3
[stupid] much bad luck - seemingly random
Wat een domme man!
2
What a dumb guy!
Al de domme dingen die ik gedaan heb
2
3
All the stupid things I've done
Hoe kan ik zo dom zijn?
2
3
4
How can I be so stupid? How
is such stupidity possible?
Doe geen domme dingen!
2
3
[Don't do stupid things!]
- Don't do anything stupid!
Wat is dat nou voor iets doms?
2
3
[What a stupid thing that is]
- Such stupidity!
Te dom om voor de duivel te dansen
slow
(saying)
['too stupid to dance for the devil']
- said of a not very bright person
2
(stomme
2
3)
stupid, unthinking, brainless // mute
(de) stommiteit
2
3
stupidity, stupid action
Hoe kan ik zo stom zijn?
2
3
How can I be that stupid?
(anger about a mistake)
Wat een stom gedoe!
2
3
Such stupidity!
Wat is dat nou voor iets stoms!
2
What a stupid thing!
How can such stupidity be?
stom gelazer!
2
3
4
such stupidity! (very annoyed, angry)
doofstom
deaf-mute
In Dutch, the 'voiceless, unstressed E'
is called
'stomme E'
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'toonloze E'
though I'd rather call it
'niet-beklemtoonde E'
('unstressed E') or
'doffe E'
2
('dull E')
["re-thinking"]
- commemoration ceremony
(de) Dodenherdenking
2
Commemoration ceremony of those who died
(in the Second World War) - in the evening of May 4th
(Holland was neutral in WWI)
(de) gedenksteen
memorial stone
(het) aandenken
2
remembrance, memento, souvenir
- an item to remember something by
2
attention
aandacht voor details
attention to details
aandacht besteden aan
2
to pay attention to
Besteed geen aandacht aan het geld
Don't pay attention to the money
Besteed geen aandacht aan details
Don't pay attention to details
Besteed geen aandacht aan de kritiek
2
3
Don't pay attention to the criticism
Besteed nog geen aandacht aan de details
2
Don't pay attention to the details yet, for
now ignore the details
2
('to understand, hear what is said') or
begrijpen
('to understand, know the how or why of something.')
2
3
1. reason, rationality
2. speech, address, presentation
3. ships anchoring ('parking') area outside harbor
de triomf der rede
2
3
the triumph of reason (old-fashioned)
rede en gevoel
2
3
reason and feeling, 'heart and mind'
(de) redenering
2
argumentation, line of reasoning
redelijk
2
(redelijke
)
reasonable, fair // rational, sensible
een redelijke hoeveelheid
2
3
a reasonable, fair, rather large amount
onredelijk
2
3
unreasonable, unfair, not
right, unjust
't Is onredelijk
It's unreasonable
logical
't Is niet logisch
2
3
It's not logical
Dat is nogal logisch
2
3
4
That's rather logical, that's self-evident
(I see that)
de enige logische verklaring
2
3
4
the only [logical] rational explanation
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