in kind / in person
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in kind / in person
Describes that something is given or considered in its physical, tangible form and not as a monetary value. Often refers to benefits in kind or to viewing something in the original.
Der Bauer bezahlt seine Helfer teilweise in Natura mit Gemüse und Eiern.
The farmer pays his helpers partly in kind with vegetables and eggs.
The word 'Natura' is used almost exclusively in the fixed expression 'in Natura' (in kind / in person). It functions like an adverb that describes how something happens.
Manche Künstler lassen sich für ein Porträt in Natura bezahlen.
Some artists let themselves be paid in kind for a portrait.
The expression 'in Natura' (in kind / in person) has two typical contexts: either it is about payment with goods instead of money (benefits in kind), or about seeing something in the original, not as a copy or picture.
Er bekam als Lohn Kartoffeln und Milch, also eine Bezahlung in Natura.
He received potatoes and milk as wages, so payment in kind.
The expression 'in Natura' (in kind / in person) comes from Latin and belongs more to formal or educated language. It is often found in texts about economics, law, or art.
Die Steuergesetze regeln genau, wie Sachleistungen in Natura zu bewerten sind.
The tax laws regulate exactly how benefits in kind are to be assessed.
nature
„Die Natur“ refers to the world not created by humans. The fixed expression „in Natura“, by contrast, means that something exists physically, as a tangible benefit, or in its original form. Use „in der Natur“ for plants and landscapes, and „in Natura“ for a real object rather than a picture or monetary value.
Vor dem Kauf möchte ich diese seltene Pflanze in Natura sehen.
Before buying it, I would like to see this rare plant in person.
Diese seltene Pflanze wächst nur in der Natur.
This rare plant grows only in nature.
