Verb

denken

Translation

to think, to believe, to opine, to remember

Ich denke, also bin ich.

I think, therefore I am.

Was denkst du darüber?

What do you think about it?

Denk an deinen Termin!

Remember your appointment!

Ich denke an dich.

I am thinking of you.

((an+4)) to think of/about sb./sth. I often think of my family.

((über+4)) to think about sth. (in detail) He is thinking about his future.

((von+3)) to have an opinion of sb./sth. What do you think of this movie?

((dass ...)) to think that... I think that it will rain tomorrow.

Synonyms: überlegen, glauben, meinen; Antonyms: vergessen

From Old High German 'denken', cognate with English 'think'.

Sounds very similar to the English 'think'. A common German mnemonic is 'Denk an den Tank!' (Remember the tank!).