anke

anke

"Anke" is a German female given name.

Here, 'Anke' is used as a proper noun, typically a name.

Anke ist eine freundliche Person.

Anke is a friendly person.

In this context, 'danke' is a verb form derived from 'danken' meaning 'to thank.' It is in the first person singular present tense and means 'I thank.'

Ich danke dir vielmals.

I thank you very much.

Here, 'Banke' is used, resembling 'Bank' meaning 'bench,' though 'Banke' is not standard usage and might reflect a dialectal or old form, the standard plural being 'Bänke.'

Es gab eine Banke am Fluss.

There was a bench by the river.