Otti findet auf seiner Gehaltsabrechnung einen unerwarteten Bonus. Otti finds an unexpected bonus on his payslip.

noun · B2

der Bonus

[ˈboːnʊs]

bonus

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Other Examples

Statt eines Bonus hätte ich lieber mehr Urlaub.

Instead of a bonus I'd rather have more holiday.
Bekommt ihr in eurer Firma auch Boni?

Do you get bonuses at your company too?
Frida steckt ihren ganzen Bonus in ein neues Rennrad.

Frida puts her whole bonus into a new racing bike.

Grammar

Plural: die Boni In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	der Bonus	die Boni
Accusative wen? was?	den Bonus	die Boni	Frida steckt ihren ganzen Bonus in ein neues Rennrad. Frida puts her whole bonus into a new racing bike.
Dative wem?	dem Bonus	den Boni
Genitive wessen?	des Bonusses	der Boni

How the Word Is Built

Word family

die Bonuszahlung

In Otti's situations: Otti asks for a pay rise

anerkennen die Anerkennung angemessen der Aufstieg die Branche brutto die Chefin durchschnittlich fordern das Gehalt die Gehaltserhöhung das Gehaltsgespräch

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