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Revision as of 19:11, 11 February 2024
See also: geniessen
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German geniezen, from Old High German giniozan, from Proto-West Germanic *ganeutan, equivalent to ge- + nießen. Akin to Dutch genieten.
Pronunciation
Verb
genießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present genießt, past tense genoss, past participle genossen, past subjunctive genösse, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor
- das Leben genießen ― to enjoy life
- (transitive, formal) to have (food or beverage), to eat, to drink
- (figuratively) to receive; to have
- eine Erziehung genießen ― to receive an education
Usage notes
- In older usage, genießen was construed with a genitive object: des Lebens genießen. This is now obsolete.
- Genießen is significantly less frequent than English enjoy. The German verb usually means “to enjoy something consciously”, while the more general sense of “to take pleasure in” is expressed with other constructions. For example: She enjoys dancing. → “Sie tanzt gern.” Or: “Sie hat Spaß am Tanzen.”
Conjugation
infinitive | genießen | ||||
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present participle | genießend | ||||
past participle | genossen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich genieße | wir genießen | i | ich genieße | wir genießen |
du genießt | ihr genießt | du genießest | ihr genießet | ||
er genießt | sie genießen | er genieße | sie genießen | ||
preterite | ich genoss | wir genossen | ii | ich genösse1 | wir genössen1 |
du genossest du genosst |
ihr genosst | du genössest1 du genösst1 |
ihr genösset1 ihr genösst1 | ||
er genoss | sie genossen | er genösse1 | sie genössen1 | ||
imperative | genieß (du) genieße (du) |
genießt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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