Vokabahn

Pension

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Noun

die Pension

Pronunciation: /pãˈzi̯oːn/

boarding house, pension

B1 rank #4,302 plural Pensionen

Meanings

Noun
  1. boarding house, pension
  2. retirement benefit, old age pension
  3. retirement

Example sentence

Können Sie eine preiswerte Pension empfehlen?

Can you recommend a reasonably priced bed and breakfast?

Word forms

singular die Pension
plural die Pensionen

The four cases

Singular

Nominativedie Pension
Accusativedie Pension
Dativeder Pension
Genitiveder Pension

Plural

Nominativedie Pensionen
Accusativedie Pensionen
Dativeden Pensionen
Genitiveder Pensionen

Usage

  • in einer Pension übernachten — Stay in a small guesthouse or boarding house.
  • Pension / Rente — Pension can also name retirement pay; lodging is the sense here.
Extra sentence

Wir fanden eine kleine Pension mit Blick auf den Fluss.

We found a small guesthouse overlooking the river.