verdienen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch verdienen, from Old Dutch farthienon. Equivalent to ver- + dienen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverdienen
- (transitive) to earn, get paid, have an income
- (transitive) to deserve
Inflection
editConjugation of verdienen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | verdienen | |||
past singular | verdiende | |||
past participle | verdiend | |||
infinitive | verdienen | |||
gerund | verdienen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | verdien | verdiende | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | verdient, verdien2 | verdiende | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | verdient | verdiende | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | verdient | verdiende | ||
3rd person singular | verdient | verdiende | ||
plural | verdienen | verdienden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | verdiene | verdiende | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | verdienen | verdienden | ||
imperative sing. | verdien | |||
imperative plur.1 | verdient | |||
participles | verdienend | verdiend | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
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editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German verdienen, from Old High German firthionōn. Equivalent to ver- + dienen, calque of Latin deservio.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editverdienen (weak, third-person singular present verdient, past tense verdiente, past participle verdient, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, intransitive) to make money, to earn [with an (+ dative) ‘on’]
- Ich verdiene viel Geld bei meinem Job. ― I make a lot of money at my job.
- Die Bank verdient an diesen Zinsen üppig. ― The bank earns lavishly on these interest rates.
- Jemand hat kräftig daran verdient. ― Someone made some big money on it.
- (transitive) to deserve [with für (+ accusative) ‘for’]
- Sie verdient Anerkennung für ihre Arbeit. ― She deserves recognition for her work.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | verdienen | ||||
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present participle | verdienend | ||||
past participle | verdient | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich verdiene | wir verdienen | i | ich verdiene | wir verdienen |
du verdienst | ihr verdient | du verdienest | ihr verdienet | ||
er verdient | sie verdienen | er verdiene | sie verdienen | ||
preterite | ich verdiente | wir verdienten | ii | ich verdiente1 | wir verdienten1 |
du verdientest | ihr verdientet | du verdientest1 | ihr verdientet1 | ||
er verdiente | sie verdienten | er verdiente1 | sie verdienten1 | ||
imperative | verdien (du) verdiene (du) |
verdient (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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