Sentence examples of "verdankte" in German

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Translations: all14 owe14
Er verdankte seinen Erfolg sowohl seinem Können als auch seinem Fleiß. He owed his success to both ability and industry.
Ich verdanke ihm meinen Erfolg. I owe my success to him.
Ich verdanke ihm mein Leben. I owe him my life.
Meinen Erfolg verdanke ich ihrer Hilfe. I owe my success to her help.
Was ich bin, verdanke ich meinem Vater. I owe what I am to my father.
Was ich bin, verdanke ich meiner Mutter. I owe what I am to my mother.
Ich verdanke es dir, dass ich noch lebe. I owe it to you that I am still alive.
Was ich heute bin, verdanke ich meiner Erziehung. I owe what I am today to education.
Was ich heute bin, verdanke ich meinem Onkel. I owe what I am today to my uncle.
Wem haben wir die Entdeckung des Penizillins zu verdanken? To whom do we owe the discovery of penicillin?
Die heutige Welt verdankt ihr bequemes Leben dem Erdöl. The present world owes its convenient life to petroleum.
Ich verdanke es meiner Mutter, dass ich meine Schwierigkeiten überwinden konnte. I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties.
Ich verdanke es meinem Onkel, dass ich in meinem Beruf erfolgreich war. I owe it to my uncle that I succeeded in my business.
Dir verdanke ich es vollständig, dass ich es so weit gebracht habe. I owe it entirely to you that I have succeeded thus far.
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