Polyglot Dictionary

Gedanke

/ɡəˈdaŋkə/

der 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

Forms

plural
die Gedanken
genitive
des Gedankens

Meaning

  1. thought

    The noun behind denken (to think).

    • Das ist ein interessanter Gedanke.

      That's an interesting thought.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Überlegung

Überlegung is more about a deliberate consideration or reflection; Gedanke is more general or spontaneous, a thought.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pensamiento

pensamiento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "thought."

Portuguese

pensamento

pensamento is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "thought."

Practice

1 What does Gedanke mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ist ein interessanter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gedanke?

See also

nouncore-vocabularyabstract

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