vergönnen
Translation
to grant, to permit, to not begrudge
Examples
Ich kann ihm den Erfolg vergönnen.
I can not begrudge him his success.
Es war ihm nicht vergönnt, sie wiederzusehen.
It was not granted to him to see her again.
Grammar Patterns
((j-m)) ((et4)) to not begrudge (sb.dat) (sth.acc) I can not begrudge him his success.
Es ist ((j-m)) vergönnt, zu+Inf. It is granted (to sb.dat) to do sth. It was not granted to him to see her again.
Similar Words
Synonyms: to grant, to concede; Antonyms: to begrudge, to envy
Etymology
From the intensifying prefix `ver-` + `gönnen` (to not begrudge someone something). An intensified form of `gönnen`.
Memory Tips
The core is `gönnen`, which means to be happy for someone's fortune. `vergönnen` is a more formal or intense version of that.