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' and 'die Natura' look almost the same, but they do not mean the same thing. 'Natur' means the world outdoors with plants, animals, and landscapes. 'Natura' is used almost only in the fixed expression 'in Natura'. Then it means that something is really there as a physical thing or in the original, not just as a picture, monetary value, or description. The risk of confusion comes mainly from the similar form. In everyday language, you almost always say 'Natur', except in the fixed expression 'in Natura'.
Das Bild sieht schön aus, aber in Natura wirkt das Kleid noch viel heller.
The picture looks beautiful, but in person the dress looks much brighter.
Nach der Arbeit geht Lena gern in die Natur, um den Kopf frei zu bekommen.
After work, Lena likes to go out into nature to clear her head.