gedenken

gedenken

"To commemorate" or "to remember solemnly."

The word 'gedenken' is used in a formal context to express remembrance or commemoration of individuals or events.

Wir gedenken der Opfer des Krieges.

We commemorate the victims of the war.

Here, 'gedenken' is utilized in a personal sense to denote the act of thoughtfully recalling someone during a significant occasion.

Ich gedenke meiner Großmutter an ihrem Geburtstag.

I remember my grandmother on her birthday.

In this usage, 'gedenken' conveys an organized or institutional act of honoring and remembering significant religious figures.

Die Kirche gedenkt des Heiligen in der Messe.

The church commemorates the saint during the mass.