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German
Etymology
From ent- + schädigen. Compare French dédommager.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡŋ̩/, /ʔɛntˈʃɛːdɪɡən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ʔɛntˈʃeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: ent‧schä‧di‧gen
Verb
entschädigen (weak, third-person singular present entschädigt, past tense entschädigte, past participle entschädigt, auxiliary haben)
- to compensate, to indemnify
- the subject having suffered a damage
2010, Der Spiegel, number 39/2010, page 18:Die katholische Kirche will ihre Missbrauchsopfer finanziell nicht durch eine pauschale Summe entschädigen, sondern individuell je nach Schwere des Falls.- The Catholic Church wants to financially compensate their abuse victims not with a lump sum, but individually according to the severity of the case.
- the damage
- the measures causing a damage
1980, OBG NRW:§ 39 Zur Entschädigung verpflichtende Maßnahmen […] § 40 (1) Die Entschädigung nach § 39 Abs. 1 wird nur für Vermögensschäden gewährt. Für entgangenen Gewinn, der über den Ausfall des gewöhnlichen Verdienstes oder Nutzungsentgelts hinausgeht, und für Vermögensnachteile, die nicht in unmittelbarem Zusammenhang mit der zu entschädigenden Maßnahme stehen, ist jedoch eine Entschädigung nur zu leisten, wenn und soweit dies zur Abwendung unbilliger Härten geboten erscheint.- Obligatory compensation measures Section 40 (1) Compensation under Section 39 (1) is granted only for financial losses. However, for loss of profit beyond the loss of ordinary earnings or remuneration for use, and for financial disadvantages not directly related to the measure to be compensated, compensation will only be paid if and to the extent that it appears necessary to avoid undue hardship.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
entschädigen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
entschädigen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Descendants
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