Beobachtungen anstellen

to make observations

Türkçe: gözlem yapmak

Not Beobachtungen machen

English says to make, so machen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Beobachtungen goes with anstellen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Beobachtungen Pl.

Verb

anstellen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Forscherin stellt täglich genaue Beobachtungen an.

How it is used

Means 'to make observations' (conceptual core: systematic watching/studying). Neutral to formal register. Use in a science class or during a field study. Common mistake: learners use 'machen' instead of 'anstellen'.

Other collocations built on anstellen

• Berechnungen anstellento perform calculations
• (einen) Blödsinn anstellento do nonsense or fool around
• Mutmaßungen anstellento make assumptions without full facts
• Nachforschungen anstellento carry out research or inquiries
• Recherchen anstellen über+Akk.to conduct research
• Spekulationen anstellento engage in speculation/make conjectures
• Überlegungen anstellento make considerations/deliberate
• Untersuchungen anstellento carry out systematic inquiries to discover facts