German edit

Etymology edit

Dank +‎ -bar. Cognate to Dutch dankbaar.

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

dankbar (strong nominative masculine singular dankbarer, comparative dankbarer, superlative am dankbarsten)

  1. grateful, thankful (für (for) + accusative)
    Antonym: undankbar
    Johann Sebastian Bach, Christ lag in Todes Banden (BWV 4):
    Gott loben und ihm dankbar sein, und singen halleluja, halleluja!
    Praise God and be thankful to him, and sing hallelujah, hallelujah!
    (literally, “God praise and to him thankful be, and sing hallelujah, hallelujah!”)
    Ich bin sicher, er war dir dafür dankbar.I'm sure he's grateful to you.

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Further reading edit

  • dankbar” in Duden online
  • dankbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache