einen Besuch machen bei+Dat.

to pay a visit to someone

Türkçe: birini ziyaret etmek

Not einen Besuch zahlen bei

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

Noun

Besuch m.

Verb

machen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die Studentin macht einen Besuch bei ihrer kranken Tante im Krankenhaus.

How it is used

Means 'to pay a visit to someone' (focus on the visitor). Neutral register. Use when you go to your grandparents' house. Avoid using for professional visits; use 'einen Termin haben' instead.

Other verbs that go with Besuch

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Besuch bekommen von+Dat.to receive a visit from someone
• zu Besuch sein bei+Dat.to be visiting someone
• zu Besuch kommento come for a visit
• einen Besuch abstattento pay a visit

All collocations with Besuch

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone