in Kraft treten

to take effect

Türkçe: yürürlüğe girmek

Not in Kraft nehmen

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

Noun

Kraft f.

Verb

treten

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Das neue Gesetz wird am ersten Januar in Kraft treten.

How it is used

Means 'to take effect' (formal). Core: law becomes valid automatically. Use in contracts or legislation, e.g., 'Das Gesetz tritt am 1. Juni in Kraft.' Unlike 'setzen,' this implies no active enforcement needed.

Other verbs that go with Kraft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Kraft ausübento exert force/power
• außer Kraft seinto be no longer in effect
• außer Kraft setzento suspend/repeal
• in Kraft seinto be in effect
• in Kraft setzento put into effect
• Kraft gebento give strength/energy
• Kraft vergeudento waste energy/strength

All collocations with Kraft

Other collocations built on treten

• in Aktion tretento go into action
• in Beziehung treten zu+Dat.to enter into a relationship with someone
• 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 den Ruhestand tretento retire
• jdn. auf den Schlips tretento step on someone's toes