No. 2,261 in German
gedenken
"To commemorate" or "to remember solemnly."
In a sentence
Wir gedenken der Opfer des Krieges.
We commemorate the victims of the war.
The word 'gedenken' is used in a formal context to express remembrance or commemoration of individuals or events.
Ich gedenke meiner Großmutter an ihrem Geburtstag.
I remember my grandmother on her birthday.
Here, 'gedenken' is utilized in a personal sense to denote the act of thoughtfully recalling someone during a significant occasion.
Die Kirche gedenkt des Heiligen in der Messe.
The church commemorates the saint during the mass.
In this usage, 'gedenken' conveys an organized or institutional act of honoring and remembering significant religious figures.
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