einen Freund gewinnen
to win a friend
Türkçe: dost kazanmak
Watch out. Nuance: implies active effort, not just chance.
In a sentence
Which form of gewinnen fills the gap?
Der neue Kollege ____ im Büro schnell einen Freund.
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Der neue Kollege gewinnt im Büro schnell einen Freund.
How it is used
Means 'to win a friend,' making a friend through effort. Neutral register, used in social contexts. A German speaker might say this after a team-building event. Nuance: implies active effort, not just chance.
Other verbs that go with Freund
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Freund findento find a friend
- einen Freund haben in jdm.to have a friend in someone
- jdn. als Freund betrachtento regard someone as a friend
- jdn. als Freund bezeichnento call someone a friend
Other collocations built on gewinnen
- Akzeptanz gewinnento win acceptance
- Abstand gewinnen von+Dat.to gain perspective/distance from something
- an Bedeutung gewinnento gain in significance
- an Boden gewinnento gain ground or make progress
- Einfluss gewinnento acquire power or sway over people/decisions
- an Dynamik gewinnento gain momentum or become more dynamic
- einen Einblick gewinnento gain an insight through experience or study
- einen Eindruck gewinnen von+Dat.to gain an impression
All 34 collocations built on gewinnen
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- Macht ausübento exercise power
- einen Besuch machen bei+Dat.to pay a visit to someone
- ins Fettnäpfchen tretento put one's foot in it
- eine Familie gründento start a family
- sich jdm. in den Weg stellento put oneself in someone's way
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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