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Bruno freut sich über seinen ersten Gewinn. Bruno is happy about his first profit.

noun · B1

der Gewinn

[ɡəˈvɪn]

profit

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Antonyms
der Verlust

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Grammar

Plural
die Gewinne 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 Gewinn die Gewinne
Selbst wenn die Prognose eintrifft, bleibt der Gewinn im ersten Jahr gering. Even if the forecast comes true, the profit in the first year will remain small.
Accusative wen? was? den Gewinn die Gewinne
Wir investieren den ganzen Gewinn wieder in neue Geräte. We put all the profit back into new equipment.
Dative wem? dem Gewinn den Gewinnen
Genitive wessen? des Gewinns der Gewinne
Wir haben im Vertrag festgelegt, dass jeder Partner die Hälfte des Gewinns erhält. We laid down in the contract that each partner gets half of the profit.

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix winn root

ge-
in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.

Word family

gewinnender Gewinnerdie Gewinnerin

In Otti's situations: Bruno opens a food stall, Bruno dreams of his own restaurant, Bruno's restaurant turns one

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