den Tag verbringen
to spend the day
Türkçe: günü geçirmek
In a sentence
Wir haben den ganzen Tag am See verbracht und viel geschwommen.
How it is used
Means 'to spend the day' somewhere or doing something. Neutral register. Time is 'verbracht', money is 'ausgegeben': German does not use one verb for both like English 'spend'.
Other verbs that go with Tag
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- den Tag beginnento begin the day
- den Tag ruinierento ruin the day
- einen Tag festlegento set a day
- den Tag rettento save the day
- an den Tag kommento come to light
- etw. an den Tag bringento bring something to light
- sich einen Tag freinehmento take a day off
- in den Tag hinein lebento live from day to day without a plan
Other collocations built on verbringen
More from Zeit und Ablauf
- eine Entwicklung nehmento take a certain course of development
- in die Jahre kommento be getting on in years
- von kurzer Dauer seinto be short-lived
- eine Veränderung erfahrento undergo/experience a change
- zum Stillstand bringento bring to a standstill
All collocations in Zeit und Ablauf
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