noun
pleasure, enjoyment
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Vergnügen is a neuter noun (das Vergnügen) meaning 'pleasure' or 'enjoyment'. The plural is identical: 'die Vergnügen'. Common phrases: 'mit Vergnügen' (with pleasure) and 'Es ist mir ein Vergnügen.' Genitive singular 'des Vergnügens'. Used in formal and everyday contexts and idiomatic expressions.
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Es war mir ein Vergnügen.
It was a pleasure.
Die Schüler nahmen das Vergnügen am Ausflug ernst, weil die Lehrerin viele Aktivitäten geplant hatte.
The students took the enjoyment of the trip seriously because the teacher had planned many activities.
Das Lesen bereitet mir großes Vergnügen.
Reading gives me great pleasure.
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Picture someone smiling and clapping at a show — that feeling is 'Vergnügen'.
das — imagine a neutral smiley face (neuter) enjoying itself.
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A noun often used in fixed phrases like 'es macht mir Vergnügen' or 'zu Ihrem Vergnügen'. Plural can be 'Vergnügungen' or unchanged 'Vergnügen' depending on context.