in Gefahr geraten / kommen
to get into danger
Türkçe: tehlikeye girmek
In a sentence
Der neugierige Junge gerät beim Klettern auf der Baustelle in Gefahr.
How it is used
Means 'to get into danger' unintentionally. Neutral register. Use for accidents or risky situations. 'Geraten' is slightly more formal than 'kommen'. Opposite of 'sich retten'.
Other verbs that go with Gefahr
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- in Gefahr bringento put someone in danger
- in Gefahr seinto be in danger
- sich in Gefahr befindento be in a state of danger or risk
- in Gefahr schwebento float in danger
- Gefahr laufento run the risk of
- der Gefahr trotzento defy danger
Other collocations built on kommen
- an die falsche Adresse kommento come to the wrong address/person
- zum Abschluss kommento come to a conclusion
- zur Abstimmung kommento come to a vote
- zu Ansehen gelangen / kommento achieve a respected, high-status position
- zur Ansicht gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
- zur Anwendung kommento be used/come into operation
- zur Auffassung gelangen / kommento arrive at a conclusion/opinion
- zur Anzeige kommento be reported (to authorities)
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