Dankend

Dankend is a German present participle formed from the verb danken, meaning to thank or to express gratitude. In German grammar, dankend can function as both an adverbial participle and an attributive participial adjective. As an adverbial form, it describes the manner in which an action is performed: "Sie nickte dankend" (She nodded in a grateful manner). As an attributive adjective, it can modify nouns in phrases such as "dankende Grüße" (grateful greetings) or "dankende Worte" (words of thanks).

In some contexts, dankend contributes to narrative or descriptive constructions, for example: "Er bedankte sich, dankend." The adverbial use is common in formal or literary writing; in everyday speech, speakers often replace it with expressions like "mit Dank," "dankbar," or rephrase the sentence (e.g., "Er bedankte sich herzlich").

Pronunciation: IPA [ˈdaŋkənt]. The suffix -end is a standard German participial ending; together with the root danken it yields a present participle meaning "thanking" or "grateful." Etymologically, dankend is related to other -end participles derived from finite verbs.

See also:

- Danken

- Dankbarkeit

- Dankesrede

- German present participles