verdienen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch verdienen, from Old Dutch farthienon. Equivalent to ver- +‎ dienen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈdinə(n)/ Hyphenation: ver‧die‧nen Rhymes: -inən === Verb === verdienen (transitive) to earn, get paid, have an income (transitive) to deserve ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: verdien Javindo: ferdien Negerhollands: verdien, verdienst == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German verdienen, from Old High German firdionōn, firthiniōn. Equivalent to ver- +‎ dienen, calque of Latin deservio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈdiːnən/ === 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: ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verdienen Verdiener Verdienst gutverdienend === Further reading === “verdienen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verdienen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verdienen” in Duden online “verdienen” in OpenThesaurus.de