die Neugierde wecken

to stimulate interest or inquisitiveness

Türkçe: merak uyandırmak

Noun

Neugier f.

Verb

wecken

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der seltene Vogel im Garten weckt die Neugierde der Kinder.

How it is used

Means to stimulate interest or inquisitiveness. Neutral register. Use when a trailer for a film makes you want to see it. Often used in marketing contexts. Slightly more active than 'erregen'.

Other verbs that go with Neugier

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jds. Neugier(de) erregento make someone curious or interested

All collocations with Neugier

Other collocations built on wecken

• Argwohn weckento awaken/stir up suspicion
• jds. Gefühle weckento awaken feelings
• das Interesse weckento awaken interest