den Blutdruck messen

to take someone's blood pressure

Türkçe: tansiyon ölçmek

Not den Blutdruck nehmen

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

Noun

der Blutdruck m.

Verb

messen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Watch out. Common mistake: learners say 'den Blutdruck nehmen' from English 'take'.

In a sentence

Which form of messen fills the gap?

Die Arzthelferin ____ vor der Untersuchung kurz den Blutdruck.

How it is used

Means 'to measure blood pressure'. Neutral register, a routine step at every check-up. Common mistake: learners say 'den Blutdruck nehmen' from English 'take'.

Other collocations built on messen

• Fieber messento take someone's temperature

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