Fieber messen

to take someone's temperature

Türkçe: ateş ölçmek

Not Fieber nehmen

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

Noun

das Fieber n.

Verb

messen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

Register

Neutral, everyday register

Watch out. Common mistake: learners translate English 'take' and say 'Fieber nehmen'.

In a sentence

Which form of messen fills the gap?

Die Mutter ____ zweimal am Tag Fieber, weil das Kind krank ist.

How it is used

Means 'to take a temperature'. Neutral, everyday register. Common mistake: learners translate English 'take' and say 'Fieber nehmen'.

Other verbs that go with Fieber

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Fieber bekommento get a fever
• Fieber habento have a fever
• Fieber verursachento cause a fever
• das Fieber senkento bring down a fever

All collocations with Fieber

Other collocations built on messen

• den Blutdruck messento take someone's blood pressure

More from Körper und Gesundheit

• in Kraft setzento put into effect
• einen (gebrochenen) Knochen richtento set a (broken) bone
• in Kraft seinto be in effect
• eine Operation durchführento perform an operation
• ein Projekt leitento lead a project

All collocations in Körper und Gesundheit