German VERB A2 Rank 8197

winken

to wave

winken – winkte – hat gewinkt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry winken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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winken vs warten

to wait / maintain

A reward can warten auf someone or winken at someone. With „warten“, the person follows „auf“ in the accusative; „winken“ uses the person in the dative and presents the reward as a positive prospect. Both forms can express the same expectation from different perspectives.

Visual example for warten
winken

Nach dem erfolgreichen Abschluss winkt dir eine Prämie.

After successfully completing the program, a bonus awaits you.

warten

Nach dem erfolgreichen Abschluss wartet eine Prämie auf dich.

After successfully completing the program, a bonus is waiting for you.

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