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GERMAN VERB

bedenken

to consider, to bear in mind

  • #308 most used
  • Mixed verb
  • Past participle: bedacht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I consider
  2. du you consider
  3. er, sie, es he/she considers
  4. wir we consider
  5. ihr you all consider
  6. sie, Sie they consider

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I considered
  2. du you considered
  3. er, sie, es he/she considered
  4. wir we considered
  5. ihr you all considered
  6. sie, Sie they considered

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have considered
  2. du you have considered
  3. er, sie, es he/she has considered
  4. wir we have considered
  5. ihr you all have considered
  6. sie, Sie they have considered

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will consider
  2. du you will consider
  3. er, sie, es he/she will consider
  4. wir we will consider
  5. ihr you all will consider
  6. sie, Sie they will consider

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would consider
  2. du you would consider
  3. er, sie, es he/she would consider
  4. wir we would consider
  5. ihr you all would consider
  6. sie, Sie they would consider

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du consider!
  2. ihr consider! (all of you)
  3. Sie consider! (formal)

How to use bedenken

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Bedenkst du auch die Kosten für die Fahrt?

    Are you also considering the cost of the trip?

  2. Simple past

    Das bedachte ich damals leider nicht.

    Unfortunately I didn't think of that at the time.

  3. Perfect

    Habt ihr das Wetter bedacht?

    Did you take the weather into account?

  4. Future

    Ich werde Ihre Vorschläge bedenken.

    I'll consider your suggestions.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde dabei auch die Nachbarn bedenken.

    I'd bear the neighbours in mind too.

  6. Imperative

    Bedenk, dass es im Oktober schon kalt ist!

    Bear in mind it's already cold in October!

Good to know

  • Bedenken Sie, dass… means bear in mind that. Die Bedenken, the plural noun, are doubts: ich habe Bedenken.

Where you hear bedenken

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Advanced Level 2

  • Ich bedenke alles. I'm considering everything.
  • Das habe ich nicht bedacht. I didn't consider that.
  • Morgen bedenken wir das noch einmal. Tomorrow we'll consider it once more.
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Persuading a Tenant

Advanced Level 2 · Dreißigtausend. Bedenken Sie: die Miete bleibt niedrig.

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