seine Lektion lernen

to learn one's lesson

Türkçe: dersini almak

Noun

Lektion f.

Verb

lernen

Topic

Bildung und Wissen

In a sentence

Der betrogene Anleger hat seine Lektion nun endlich gelernt.

How it is used

Means 'to learn one's lesson' — gaining wisdom from a mistake. Neutral/idiomatic, used in business or everyday life. Nuance: often implies the lesson was painful or costly.

Other verbs that go with Lektion

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdm. eine Lektion erteilento teach someone a lesson

All collocations with Lektion

Other collocations built on lernen

• aus Erfahrung lernento learn from experience