denken

thinks

/dɛŋkt/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

The 'nk' in 'denk' represents a nasal sound, often pronounced with a more nasal quality.

schenkento donateklinkento sounddrinkento drink

In connected speech

In fast speech, the 't' in ‘denkt hij’ may assimilate and be pronounced like a softer [d] sound.

In the lessons (11 sentences)

s2-les-04 · 52Xing denkt nog dat Marieke en Gianluca verliefd op elkaar zijn.Xing still thinks that Marieke and Gianluca are in love with each other.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-05 · 47Hij denkt waarschijnlijk nog dat Martin Marieke ook wil.He probably still thinks that Martin wants Marieke too.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-06 · 22Martin denkt dat Marieke en Gianluca verliefd op elkaar zijn.Martin thinks that Marieke and Gianluca are in love with each other.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 12Iedereen denkt hier dat ik iets met Gianluca wil.Everyone here thinks I want something with Gianluca.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 16En kun je vertellen waarom je dat denkt?And can you tell me why you think that?Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 21En ja, ik denk ook dat Gianluca mij leuk vindt.And yes, I also think that Gianluca likes me.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 41Eigenlijk denk ik dat ze liever met Gianluca naar de maan wil kijken.Actually, I think she would rather look at the moon with Gianluca.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 53Ze denkt dat Martin nu met haar naar de maan wil kijken.She thinks that Martin now wants to look at the moon with her.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-07 · 7Xing denkt nog dat Marieke Gianluca leuk vindt.Xing still thinks that Marieke likes Gianluca.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 22Annika denkt: "Hey, dat is vreemd.Annika thinks: "Hey, that's strange.Open in lesson ↗
s2-les-08 · 32Oh jee, denkt Xing.Oh dear, Xing thinks.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Core #112

Marked known.