# die Liebhaberei

die Liebhaberei is a German noun meaning “hobby”. Forms: der Liebhaberei, die Liebhabereien.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Liebhaberei
- Plural: die Liebhabereien

## In other languages

- Русский: страсть, любительство, склонность

## Meanings

1. hobby, any prolonged activity motivated by delight it provides
2. a business activity which is continued stubbornly in spite of not turning out profit so that it seems that the taxpayer has no intent towards it either, labour of love

## Examples

- Es fing als kleine Liebhaberei an. — It started as a hobby.
- Du hättest für deine Liebhaberei nicht so viel Geld ausgeben sollen. — You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.

## Related words

- Synonym: Hobby

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