No. 2,856 in German
verdienen
"Verdienen" means "to earn" or "to deserve."
In a sentence
Ich verdiene mein Geld durch harte Arbeit.
I earn my money through hard work.
Here, 'verdienen' is used as a verb meaning 'to earn', referring to monetary earnings.
Du verdienst Respekt für deine Taten.
You deserve respect for your actions.
In this sentence, 'verdienen' means 'to deserve', relating to personal merit based on actions.
Er hat den Sieg wirklich verdient.
He has truly earned the victory.
The word 'verdient' (a form of 'verdienen') is used here to express earning or meriting something valuable, the victory, through effort.
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