Dankeschön

/ˈdaŋkəˌʃøːn/

das noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. thank-you (noun)

    Built from danke (thanks) + schön (beautiful).

    • Ein herzliches Dankeschön an alle Helfer!

      A heartfelt thank-you to all the helpers!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • danke thanks
  • schön beautiful

Practice

1 What does Dankeschön mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein herzliches ___ an alle Helfer!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dankeschön?

nouncompound

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