einen Sport ausüben
to practice a specific sport
Türkçe: bir spor dalıyla uğraşmak
Watch out. Common mistake: learners may use 'machen' instead of 'ausüben' for specific sports.
In a sentence
Which form of ausüben fills the gap?
Mein Großvater ____ bis ins hohe Alter regelmäßig einen Sport ____.
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Mein Großvater übte bis ins hohe Alter regelmäßig einen Sport aus.
How it is used
Means 'to practice a specific sport' regularly. Neutral register. Use in a hobby conversation about playing tennis twice a week. Common mistake: learners may use 'machen' instead of 'ausüben' for specific sports.
Other verbs that go with Sport
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on ausüben
- ein Amt ausübento exercise/perform the duties of an office
- Autorität ausübento exercise authority
- einen Beruf ausübento practice a profession
- einen Einfluss ausüben auf+Akk.to have a continuous or significant effect on something
- Druck ausüben auf+Akk.to apply pressure on someone, often psychologically or politically
- eine Faszination ausüben auf+Akk.to exert a fascination on someone
- (die) Herrschaft ausüben über+Akk.to exercise control/dominion over someone
- Kraft ausübento exert force/power
All 17 collocations built on ausüben
More from Körper und Gesundheit
- einen Beschluss aufhebento revoke/annul a decision
- Unwohlsein bereitento make someone feel uneasy, sick, or uncomfortable
- ein Projekt vereiteln / verwerfento thwart a project
- die Zunge lösento make someone talk freely, often via alcohol or relaxed atmosphere
- viel um die Ohren habento be very busy or overwhelmed
All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit
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