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Verdanken Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Verdanken" is used as verb with the meaning of "owe", "be indebted to" or "be grateful for".
Essential properties of "verdanken"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: verdanken
- Simple past: verdankte
- Participle: verdankt
regulartransitive
Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "verdanken" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "To owe gratitude or be indebted for something"
- Definition: "To be grateful or indebted to someone for something received."
- Translation(s): owe, be indebted to, be grateful for
- Synonym(s): schulden, zu verdanken haben
- Related word(s): danken, Dankbarkeit, dankbar sein
📝 Some usage examples:
- Ich verdanke meinen Erfolg meiner Familie.
- Sie verdankt ihre Karriere ihrem harten Arbeitseinsatz.
- Wir verdanken unsere Freiheit den Soldaten.
2.) "To attribute something as its origin or cause"
- Definition: "To attribute something to someone or something as its origin or cause."
- Translation(s): owe, attribute to, be due to
- Synonym(s): zuschreiben, zurückführen auf
- Related word(s): zuzuschreiben sein
📝 Some usage examples:
- Die Stadt verdankt ihren Reichtum dem Tourismus.
- Er verdankt seine gute Gesundheit einer ausgewogenen Ernährung.
- Das Museum verdankt seine Existenz großzügigen Spendern.