Definition
The feeling or expression of gratitude for something received or experienced.
Translations
- English
- gratitude
- Français
- reconnaissance
- Türkçe
- minnettarlık
- Polski
- wdzięczność
- Русский
- благодарность
- Українська
- вдячність
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Dank
- A2
- Noun
- Communication
- Emotions & Personality
gratitude
/deːɐ̯ daŋk/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- CommunicationPrimaryEmotions & Personality
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Dank für die Unterstützung war ehrlich.NominativSing.The thanks for the support were sincere.
- Sie zeigte ihren Dank für die Hilfe.AkkusativSing.She expressed her thanks for the help.
- Er gab dem Dank seiner Kollegin besondere Bedeutung.DativSing.He attached particular importance to his colleague’s thanks.
- Die Stärke des Danks zeigte sich in ihrer Geste.GenitivSing.The strength of the thanks was evident in her gesture.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dank/daŋk/
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Article phrase
der Dank/deːɐ̯ daŋk/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Dank | — |
| Akkusativ | den Dank | — |
| Dativ | dem Dank | — |
| Genitiv | des Danks | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationDank sagen
- Prepositional constructionzum Dankzu + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionaus Dankaus + Dativ
Semantic relations
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No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
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Formation typeSimple word
„Dank“ is a simple noun and not a modern derivation or compound.