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Illustration of the A1 German word “denken”, which translates to “to think”. A person with thoughts flowing as silver clouds
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denken

to think

/ˈdɛŋkn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

denken, dachte, hat gedacht

ich denke
du denkst
er/sie/es denkt
wir denken
ihr denkt
sie/Sie denken

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Examples — denken in a sentence

Ich denke, das ist eine gute Idee.

I think that is a good idea.

Was denkst du über den Film?

What do you think about the movie?

How to remember it

"Denken" — think deep thoughts.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dreschen”, which translates to “to thresh”. Close-up of a sturdy badger swinging a big wooden flail down onto a huge golden wheat sheaf, bright grains bursting outward in a shining spray at impact.
dreschen

/ˈdʁɛʃn̩/

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to thresh

Principal parts

dreschen, drosch, hat gedroschen

ich dresche
du drischst
er/sie/es drischt
wir dreschen
ihr drescht
sie/Sie dreschen

Examples

Man drescht Getreide.

You thresh grain.

Die Bauern drosch das Korn.

The farmers threshed the corn.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “dringen”, which translates to “to penetrate”. A sunbeam shaped like a tiny ferret tunnels straight through a stone wall, popping out the other side triumphant.
dringen

/ˈdʁɪŋən/

to penetrate

Principal parts

dringen, drang, ist gedrungen

ich dringe
du dringst
er/sie/es dringt
wir dringen
ihr dringt
sie/Sie dringen

Examples

Die Nachricht drang durch.

The news got through.

Der Regen drang in das Haus.

The rain penetrated into the house.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “du”, which translates to “you (informal)”. Close-up of a huge friendly cartoon hand filling the frame, index finger extended and pointing warmly straight out at the viewer, a soft glow around the fingertip as if to say 'you'. No other people.
du

/duː/

you (informal)

ich mich
du dich
er/sie/es ihn/sie/es
wir uns
ihr euch
sie/Sie sie/Sie

Examples

Wie geht es dir, du?

How are you doing, you?

Woher kommst du?

Where do you come from?

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Illustration of the B1 German word “durchlesen”, which translates to “read through”. A magnifying glass rolls like a wheel across every line of a scroll, from top edge clean through to bottom.
durchlesen

/ˈdʊʁçˌleːzn̩/

read through

Principal parts

durchlesen, las durch, hat durchgelesen

ich lese durch
du liest durch
er/sie/es liest durch
wir lesen durch
ihr lest durch
sie/Sie lesen durch

Examples

Lies den Vertrag genau durch.

Read through the contract carefully.

Ich habe den Text durchgelesen.

I read through the text.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “einbringen”, which translates to “bring in / contribute”. Everyone at a round table places a glowing puzzle idea into the shared bowl at the center, which brightens.
einbringen

/ˈaɪ̯nˌbʁɪŋən/

bring in / contribute

Principal parts

einbringen, brachte ein, hat eingebracht

ich bringe ein
du bringst ein
er/sie/es bringt ein
wir bringen ein
ihr bringt ein
sie/Sie bringen ein

Examples

Er bringt viele Ideen ein.

He contributes many ideas.

Das hat großen Gewinn eingebracht.

That brought in a big profit.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “der Eingang”, which translates to “entrance”. A glowing green doorway shaped like an open mouth welcomes a parade of umbrellas walking in.
der Eingang

/ˈaɪ̯nˌɡaŋ/

entrance

Examples

Der Eingang ist links.

The entrance is on the left.

Wir treffen uns am Eingang.

We meet at the entrance.

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