ein (gutes, schlechtes Leben führen
to lead a (good/bad) life
Türkçe: (iyi/kötü) bir hayat sürmek
In a sentence
Die Rentnerin führt ein ruhiges und zufriedenes Leben auf dem Land.
How it is used
Means 'to lead a (good/bad) life' (quality of existence). Neutral register. Use when describing someone's lifestyle. Common mistake: using 'führen' for 'live' in other contexts; it's fixed here.
Other verbs that go with Leben
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- ums Leben kommento die/be killed
- sich das Leben nehmento take his own life / He commits suicide
- ins Leben rufento establish or launch
Other collocations built on führen
- zu (einer) Abhängigkeit führento lead to dependency
- ein Amt führento hold/conduct an office
- Aufsicht führento supervise
- sich etw. vor Augen führento visualize something clearly
- Beschwerde führento file a formal complaint
- den / einen Beweis führento provide proof/offer evidence
- Buch führento keep accounts/books
- eine Debatte führento conduct or hold a debate
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