in Beziehung treten zu+Dat.

to enter into a relationship with someone

Türkçe: biriyle ilişki kurmak

Noun

Beziehung f.

Verb

treten

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Die neue Mitarbeiterin tritt in freundschaftliche Beziehung zu ihrem Team.

How it is used

Means 'to enter into a relationship with someone'. Neutral register. Used in a professional context when starting a collaboration. Mistake: learners assume it's only romantic — it's also for business or social ties.

Other verbs that go with Beziehung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Beziehung setzen zu+Dat.to relate something to something
• in Beziehung stehen zu+Dat.to be related to
• eine Beziehung beendento end a relationship
• eine Beziehung kittento mend a relationship
• eine Beziehung knüpfento establish a relationship

All collocations with Beziehung

Other collocations built on treten

• in Aktion tretento go into action
• in Erscheinung tretento appear or become visible
• ins Fettnäpfchen tretento put one's foot in it
• jdm. auf den Fuß tretento step on someone's foot
• etw. mit Füßen tretento trample on
• in Kraft tretento take effect
• in den Ruhestand tretento retire
• jdn. auf den Schlips tretento step on someone's toes