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Usage Note
Darlehen is the more formal, legal term for a loan, common in contracts and mortgages, where Kredit is the everyday word. It is neuter and unchanged in the plural: zwei Darlehen. A home loan is a Baudarlehen, and the lender is the Darlehensgeber.
Examples
"Für das Haus nahm sie ein Darlehen bei der Bank auf."
Natural Translation
She took out a loan from the bank for the house.
Literal Translation
For the house took she a loan at the bank up.
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