Gegenleistung

/ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌlaɪstʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Gegenleistungen

Meaning

  1. something in return

    Built from gegen (against) + Leistung (achievement).

    • Er half ohne Gegenleistung.

      He helped without expecting anything in return.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • gegen against
  • Leistung achievement

Practice

1 What does Gegenleistung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er half ohne ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Gegenleistung?

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