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Nadenken: Dutch verb forms

nadenken dacht na nagedacht

to ponder, reflect upon or think about something, muse

Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikdenk nadacht naheb nagedacht
jij, udenkt nadacht nahebt nagedacht
hij, zij, hetdenkt nadacht naheeft nagedacht
wij, jullie, zijdenken nadachten nahebben nagedacht
  • Past participle: nagedacht, with hebben.
  • Nadenken is separable: in a main clause the prefix moves to the end, as in “ik denk na”.

Meaning in English

  1. to ponder, reflect upon or think about something, muse, get lost in thought

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