Denken
Example: Ik denk vaak aan mijn familie in het weekend.
Definition
"Denken" means to use one's mind to form ideas, consider, or reflect on something. It involves the mental process of contemplating or reasoning, as in the example phrase, 'Ik denk vaak aan mijn familie in het weekend,' which means 'I often think about my family on the weekend.'
Etymology
The word "denken" comes from the Old High German 'denken,' which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*thankjan,' meaning 'to think.' Did you know that this root is also connected to the English word 'think'? So, "denken" shares a common ancestry with several other Germanic words for mental activity.
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"Denken" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (Mixed) - set 1", containing 20 commonly used words.
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