Erstaunen verursachen

to cause astonishment

Türkçe: şaşkınlık yaratmak

Noun

Erstaunen n.

Verb

verursachen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sein plötzlicher Rücktritt verursacht großes Erstaunen in der Partei.

How it is used

Means 'to cause astonishment' (core: provoking surprise in others). Neutral, used in observations. A critic might say 'Seine Entdeckung verursachte großes Erstaunen' in a review. Common mistake: using 'verursachen' only for negative effects.

Other verbs that go with Erstaunen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Erstaunen versetzento astonish or amaze someone
• in Erstaunen geratento become amazed or astonished

All collocations with Erstaunen

Other collocations built on verursachen

• Chaos anrichten / stiften / verursachento cause or create chaos, focusing on the act of disruption
• eine Explosion auslösen / verursachento trigger an explosion
• Fieber verursachento cause a fever
• Kummer verursachento be the source of someone's grief
• Schaden anrichten / verursachento cause damage
• Schmerz verursachento cause pain
• Unruhe verursachento cause unrest/turmoil
• ein Trauma verursachento cause a trauma