dankbare

Dankbare is a Dutch adjective meaning grateful or thankful. It is the attributive form of the adjective dankbaar and is used before a noun to describe gratitude directed at someone or something. The base form dankbaar appears in predicative position after linking verbs, as in Hij is dankbaar.

In attributive use, dankbare follows normal Dutch adjective agreement and takes an -e ending when placed before a definite noun or after determiners that require the ending. Examples include de dankbare moeder, de dankbare reizigers, en een dankbare glimlach. Possessive determiners such as mijn, jouw, zijn, ons, etc., also permit the -e ending in typical constructions, for instance mijn dankbare moeder.

Common contexts for dankbare include everyday expressions of gratitude, literary or ceremonial language, and religious or formal prose. It can modify people, emotions, or actions associated with thanks, such as a dankbare houding (a grateful attitude) or dankbare woorden (grateful words).

Etymology and related forms: dankbare derives from dank (thanks) plus een adjectival ending. The related noun is dankbaarheid (gratitude). The opposite concept is one of ongenaaktheid or ondankbaarheid in Dutch.

See also

- dankbaarheid

- dank

- dankbaar (base adjective)

- gratitude-related terms in Dutch literature and religious contexts

Note: Dankbare is primarily a Dutch term and is used in normal descriptive language. Its usage and inflection align with standard Dutch adjective declension rules.