in Urlaub gehen

to depart for a holiday, emphasizing the start of the journey

Türkçe: tatile çıkmak

Noun

Urlaub m.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Die Kollegin geht ab Freitag für zwei Wochen in Urlaub.

How it is used

Means to depart for a holiday, emphasizing the start of the journey. Neutral register. Use when announcing travel plans, e.g., 'Morgen gehe ich in Urlaub.'

Other verbs that go with Urlaub

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Urlaub beantragento formally request time off from work
• Urlaub machento go on holiday or take time off for rest
• Urlaub nehmento officially take time off using entitled vacation days

All collocations with Urlaub

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal