Verb

danken

thanked

Wir dankten ihm für seine Hilfe.

We thanked him for his help.

Sie dankten den Gastgebern herzlich.

They thanked the hosts warmly.

((sb.dat)) ((for sth.acc)) to thank (sb.) for (sth.) Wir dankten ihm für seine Hilfe.

Synonyms: sich bedanken; Antonyms: klagen (to complain)

Cognate with English "thank". From Proto-Germanic *þankōną ('to think, remember, thank').

Sounds just like "thank". The past tense "dankten" is like "thanked" for 'we' or 'they'.

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