eine Ehe stiften

to arrange or facilitate a marriage, often as a matchmaker

Türkçe: çöpçatanlık yapmak

Noun

Ehe f.

Verb

stiften

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die alte Dame stiftet eine Ehe zwischen den beiden Familien.

How it is used

Means to arrange or facilitate a marriage, often as a matchmaker. Neutral/formal register. Used when a family member or friend introduces a couple. Not common in modern everyday talk; slightly old-fashioned.

Other verbs that go with Ehe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Ehe schließento get married, focusing on the formal act
• die Ehe brechento commit adultery, breaking marriage vows
• die Ehe eingehen mit+Dat.to enter into marriage with a specific person, emphasizing commitment
• eine Ehe annullierento legally declare a marriage invalid, as if it never existed
• eine Ehe arrangierento organize a marriage, often involving families
• eine Ehe auflösento legally end a marriage through divorce

All collocations with Ehe

Other collocations built on stiften

• Frieden stiftento establish peace
• Unruhe stiftento stir up unrest
• Unfrieden stiftento deliberately cause conflict or hostility between people
• Unheil anrichten / stiftento cause serious damage, destruction, or chaos
• Verwirrung anrichten / stiftento cause confusion