Frau Hilde hat Bedenken und schüttelt langsam den Kopf. Frau Hilde has her doubts and slowly shakes her head.

noun · B2

die Bedenken (pl.)

[bəˈdɛŋkn̩]

concerns, reservations, doubts

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Ich habe Bedenken wegen der hohen Mieten in Hamburg.

I have concerns about the high rents in Hamburg.
Wenn ihr Bedenken habt, sprecht sie lieber jetzt an.

If you have any concerns, better raise them now.
Trotz aller Bedenken freut sich Bruno für Otti.

Despite all his concerns, Bruno is happy for Otti.

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	die Bedenken
Accusative wen? was?	die Bedenken
Dative wem?	den Bedenken	Danke, dass du so respektvoll mit meinen Bedenken umgehst. Thank you for dealing with my concerns so respectfully.
Genitive wessen?	der Bedenken

Be prefix denk root en ending

be-: makes a verb take a direct object: zahlen (to pay) → die Rechnung bezahlen (to pay the bill).
-en: the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

denkenbedenklichder Gedanke

abraten allerdings andererseits argumentieren der Aspekt bereuen die Chance dennoch einerseits der Einwand entscheidend die Entscheidung

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