verdienen
See also: Verdienen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verdienen, from Old Dutch farthienon. Equivalent to ver- + dienen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vərˈdinə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ver‧die‧nen
- Rhymes: -inən
Verb
verdienen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verdienen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- onverdiend
- terugverdienen
- tweeverdiener
- veelverdiener
- verdiend
- verdienmodel
- verdienste
- zuurverdiend
Descendants
German
Etymology
From Middle High German verdienen, from Old High German firdionōn, firthiniōn. Equivalent to ver- + dienen, calque of Latin deservio.
Pronunciation
Verb
verdienen (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.
- 1925–26, Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf:
- Wer leben will, der kämpfe also, und wer nicht streiten will in dieser Welt des ewigen Ringens, verdient das Leben nicht.
- He who wants to live, will therefore fight, and who does not wish to fight in this world of eternal struggle, does not deserve to live.
Conjugation
Conjugation of verdienen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | verdienen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Composed forms of verdienen (weak, auxiliary haben)