den Puls fühlen

to take someone's pulse

Türkçe: nabız ölçmek

Not den Puls nehmen

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

Noun

der Puls m.

Verb

fühlen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of fühlen fills the gap?

Der Sanitäter ____ am Handgelenk den Puls des Verletzten.

How it is used

Means 'to feel or take the pulse'. Neutral register. 'Jdm. den Puls fühlen' can also mean, figuratively, to sound someone out.

Other collocations built on fühlen

• jdm. auf den Zahn fühlento sound someone out

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• sich etw. vor Augen führento visualize something clearly
• jdm. das Herz brechento break someone's heart
• jdm. gute Besserung wünschento wish someone a speedy recovery
• jdn. in den Selbstmord treibento drive someone to suicide
• jdm. den Rücken freihaltento cover for someone

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit