dankte

dankte

"Thanked."

Here, 'dankte' is used to indicate the past tense of the verb 'danken' (to thank), demonstrating gratitude towards someone for a specific action or help received.

Er dankte seinem Freund für die Hilfe.

He thanked his friend for the help.

In this sentence, 'dankte' again is the past tense form, and it serves to describe the act of expressing gratitude towards several individuals through a gesture.

Sie dankte den Gästen mit einer kleinen Rede.

She thanked the guests with a small speech.

Here, 'dankte' reflects an action of politeness or formal gratitude, even when there are underlying feelings of dissatisfaction.

Ich dankte ihm, obwohl ich nicht zufrieden war.

I thanked him, although I was not satisfied.