nadenken
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From na (“after”) + denken (“to think”). Cognate with German nachdenken.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]nadenken
- 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.
Conjugation
[edit]| 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. | ||||