Word of the day - benutzen
benutzen/benützen, verb = to consult, to make use of, to take advantage of
Example of usage: etwas als Vorwand benutzen = to use something as an excuse
Related words:
benutzbar = usable, passable (road)
Benutzer = user, borrower
benutzung= use
Benutzungsgebühr = charge, hire charge
This word caught my eye today while I was editing a German version of a website. It’s perhaps more nützlich (useful) than yesterday’s word.
12 Responses to “Word of the day - benutzen”
Benjamin on 01 Apr 2006 at 12:55 am #
What an honour to see a German word as the word of the day.
If I wouldn’t have loved Omniglot since I first visited that page, I would love it now. ;-)
The sound file of “benutzen/benützen” can’t be found, though. :/
One last question: Is that you talking in the sound files, or do you get some of them somewhere else?
Joseph Staleknight on 01 Apr 2006 at 2:43 am #
I should know. I’m taking German at my high school.
TJ on 01 Apr 2006 at 3:54 am #
Let’s not forget: Benutzersdefinierte Filter!
this is what you get instead of “user-defined filter” when you change your hotmail email account into German! :)
Simon on 01 Apr 2006 at 11:14 am #
Benjamin - to make German, French and Spanish sound files I use the text-to-speech program at:
http://public.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php - sehr nützlich!
The other recordings are all me speaking.
Mike on 02 Apr 2006 at 1:28 am #
Out of all the languages I’ve studied/am studying (German, Japanese, Spanish, ASL, and a bit of French), German is by far my favorite.
Sehr toll!
Benjamin on 03 Apr 2006 at 10:07 am #
Nice to hear/read something like that. I don’t think there are that many people out there, who learn German and seeing a person that really likes it happens very rarly. I like German too, but since it’s my mother tongue I better should like it, right. ;-)
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