lønne

Danish

Verb

lønne (imperative løn, infinitive at lønne, present tense lønner, past tense lønnede, perfect tense har lønnet)

1. to pay, reward
2. (reflexive) pay off, be worthwhile
   • 2016, Heinz G. Konsalik (translated), Det røde sejl, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)

     Det lønner sig ikke at græde over dem, og slet ikke at sørge over dem!

     It doesn't pay to cry about them, and not at all to mourn about them!

   • 1767, Kiøbenhavns kongel. privilegerede Adresse-Contoirs nye kritisk Journal:

     ... Thi det lønner sig ikke Umagen eller Bekostningen at opføde et lidet Antal Qvæg til at sælge: naar man skal have Fordeel derved, maa man have Mængden; ...

     ... for it is not worth the bother or the cost to foster a small number of cattle to sell: if one is to benefit therefrom, one must have quantity; …

Conjugation

Inflection of lønne

	present	past
simple	lønner	lønnede
perfect	har lønnet	havde lønnet
passive	lønnes	lønnedes
participle	lønnende	lønnet
imperative	løn	—
infinitive	lønne	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	lønnen	—

References

• “lønne” in Den Danske Ordbog