gönnen

to treat (someone) to, to let (someone) enjoy, to begrudge

ˈɡ œ n ə n

gönn grant; indulge + en infinitive / wir-sie present

verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #27,325

to treat (someone) to, to let (someone) enjoy Often used reflexively: sich etwas gönnen means to treat yourself to something.

GE: Wir wollen uns heute eine Pause gönnen.

EN: We want to treat ourselves to a break today.

to begrudge Usually used with nicht in this meaning.

GE: Ich kann ihm seinen Erfolg nicht gönnen.

EN: I can't begrudge him his success.

Conjugation of gönnen

gönnen

Indicative present

	Singular	Plural
First	gönne	gönnen
Third	—	gönnen

Subjunctive present

	Singular	Plural
First	gönne	gönnen
Third	gönne	gönnen

Imperative

	Singular	Plural
Second	gönn	—

We're treating ourselves.

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)

We're going to treat ourselves to something nice tonight.

— Mommy (2014)

Give us a break!

We should give ourselves a break.

We should give Tom some time for himself.

A guy they hate so much they can't bear to see him dead.

— Oldboy (2003)

We’re treating ourselves to a beer.

— Die Hand Gottes (2021)

You can take a break.

— Bahubali - The Beginning (2015)

We could take a break.

— Das Kanu des Manitu (2025)

We should treat ourselves to some more wine.

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