Polyglot Dictionary

entschädigen

/ɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entschädigt
past
entschädigte
perfect
hat entschädigt

Meaning

  1. to compensate

    Built from ent- (away, remove) + Schaden (damage).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- away, remove
  • Schaden damage

Similar words

kompensieren

entschädigen is the native German word, typically used for compensating someone for a loss or damage, often legal or financial; kompensieren is the international loanword, used more broadly, e.g. compensating for a weakness.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

indenizar

indenizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to compensate."

Portuguese

ressarcir

ressarcir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to compensate."

Practice

1 What does entschädigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Firma ___ die Kunden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entschädigen?

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