(sich) vergnügen
It comes from the word genug (enough) and the original meaning was to be enough for someone – so we’re dealing with a for-ver here.with the for-ver). Now, life a few hundred years ago was quite hard for most people and having enough to eat wasn’t a given. So a change from “The harvest is enough for me” changed to “The harvest makes me happy” isn’t too far fetched- and that is exactly the change that happened with vergnügen.
Nowadays, it’s mostly used with a self reference in sense of having fun, enjoying oneself. And when I say mostly, I mean rarely because the word isn’t all too common. You’ll probably see the related words more often.
das Vergnügen – the pleasure, joy, fun
vergnügt (ge-form) – jolly, gleefull(y)
der Vergnügungspark – theme park, amusement park
Viel Vergnügen! – Enjoy! (slightly stiffer than “Viel Spaß!”)
- Thomas und Maria vergnügen sich im Bett. (adult)
- Thomas and Maria are having fun in bed.
- Es war mir ein Vergnügen. (sounds a bit distinguished but not too much)
- It was a pleasure (for me).
-- Download Prefix Verb Advent Calender - 4 as PDF --
So disappointed. I can’t seem to click on the boot for Prefix Verb 4.
No? Oh, crap. I tried something new today but if it doesn’t work, I’ll stop. What device/browser are you using? Also, did you try to click on it in your mail or was it on site?
Bei mir geht es! (Chrome)
Does not work on an iPad. I am using Safari!
No more trickery now :). It’s all visible
Same thing happens when I click on it in my email or on this page.