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dank

thanks to

preposition DANK Less Common
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: from the noun Dank ('thanks')

Also means

owing to

Usage Note

dank is a preposition meaning 'thanks to' and usually takes the genitive (dank des Wetters), though the dative is common in speech (dank dem Wetter). It carries a positive or neutral cause, unlike wegen, and should not be confused with the noun Dank or the phrase danke ('thank you').

Examples

"Dank deiner Hilfe ist es fertig."

Natural Translation

Thanks to your help it is finished.

Literal Translation

Thanks-to your help is it finished.

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