in Sorge versetzen

to cause worry/concern

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Noun

Sorge f.

Verb

versetzen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Sein plötzlicher Krankenhausaufenthalt versetzt seine Mutter in große Sorge.

How it is used

Means 'to cause worry/concern.' Neutral register. Used when a parent tells a doctor: 'Das Verhalten meines Sohnes versetzt mich in Sorge.' Common mistake: confusing it with 'sich Sorgen machen' (to worry oneself).

Other verbs that go with Sorge

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Sorge tragento take care
• in Sorge seinto be worried or anxious about something

All collocations with Sorge

Other collocations built on versetzen

• in Angst (und Schrecken) versetzento terrify/throw into a state of fear
• in Aufregung versetzento throw someone into excitement
• in Aufruhr versetzento throw into turmoil
• jdn. in Begeisterung versetzento fill someone with enthusiasm
• etw. in Bewegung versetzento set something in motion/start something
• Berge versetzento move mountains
• in Erstaunen versetzento astonish or amaze someone
• jdn. in Furcht versetzento fill someone with fear