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GERMAN VERB

sich lohnen

to be worth it

  • #174 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gelohnt

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I am worth it
  2. du you are worth it
  3. er, sie, es he/she is worth it
  4. wir we are worth it
  5. ihr you all are worth it
  6. sie, Sie they are worth it

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I was worth it
  2. du you were worth it
  3. er, sie, es he/she was worth it
  4. wir we were worth it
  5. ihr you all were worth it
  6. sie, Sie they were worth it

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have been worth it
  2. du you have been worth it
  3. er, sie, es he/she has been worth it
  4. wir we have been worth it
  5. ihr you all have been worth it
  6. sie, Sie they have been worth it

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will be worth it
  2. du you will be worth it
  3. er, sie, es he/she will be worth it
  4. wir we will be worth it
  5. ihr you all will be worth it
  6. sie, Sie they will be worth it

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would be worth it
  2. du you would be worth it
  3. er, sie, es he/she would be worth it
  4. wir we would be worth it
  5. ihr you all would be worth it
  6. sie, Sie they would be worth it

How to use sich lohnen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Der Umweg lohnt sich, die Aussicht ist toll.

    The detour is worth it, the view is great.

  2. Simple past

    Die lange Fahrt lohnte sich wirklich.

    The long drive was really worth it.

  3. Perfect

    Der Kurs hat sich für mich gelohnt.

    The course was worth it for me.

  4. Future

    Das Warten wird sich lohnen, glaub mir.

    The wait will be worth it, believe me.

  5. Conditional

    Für zwei Tage würde sich der Flug nicht lohnen.

    For two days the flight wouldn't be worth it.

Good to know

  • Es lohnt sich means it's worth it; what for comes with zu or für: es lohnt sich, früh zu kommen.

Where you hear sich lohnen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Advanced Level 2

  • Es lohnt sich. It's worth it.
  • Es hat sich gelohnt. It was worth it.
  • Morgen lohnt es sich. Tomorrow it'll be worth it.
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Persuading a Tenant

Advanced Level 2 · Ja. Aber es lohnt sich. Auf Dauer.

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