lohnen

See also: Löhnen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lōnen, from Old High German lōnōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈloːnən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: loh‧nen

Verb

lohnen (weak, third-person singular present lohnt, past tense lohnte, past participle gelohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to be worthwhile
    Es lohnt sich! ― It's worth it!
  2. (reflexive) to pay off
    All die Mühe hat sich ordentlich gelohnt. ― All the effort has paid off nicely.

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • “lohnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “lohnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “lohnen” in Duden online
  • “lohnen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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