Noun
die Gunst
Pronunciation: /ɡʊnst/
favor
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Meanings
Noun
- favor
Example sentence
Dadurch wird die Vorstellung begünstigt, dass Wohlstand und irdischer Erfolg Zeichen der Gunst Gottes seien.
This promotes the idea that wealth and worldly success are signs of God's favor.
Word forms
singular
die Gunst
No common plural.
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Gunst
Accusativedie Gunst
Dativeder Gunst
Genitiveder Gunst
Gunst has no common plural.
Usage
- jemandes Gunst gewinnen — win someone's favour; genitive possessive
- die Gunst der Stunde nutzen — seize a favourable moment; a common fixed phrase
Mit seiner ehrlichen Antwort gewann er die Gunst der Zuhörer.
With his honest answer, he won the listeners' favour.