jdm. Ehre erweisen

to pay tribute or honor someone publicly

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Not jdm. Ehre zahlen

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

Noun

Ehre f.

Verb

erweisen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Der Bürgermeister erweist dem verdienten Bürger die Ehre.

How it is used

Means to pay tribute or honor someone publicly. Formal/ceremonial register. A mayor 'erweist einem verdienten Bürger Ehre' at a ceremony. Implies official recognition, not casual compliment.

Other verbs that go with Ehre

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Ehre einbringento earn or gain respect/prestige for oneself or others
• Ehre zeigento demonstrate respect through gestures or ceremonies
• jds. Ehre verletzento attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander
• an jds. Ehre appellierento persuade someone by invoking their integrity or pride
• jdm. (alle) Ehre machento bring honor or reflect well on someone
• jdm. keine Ehre machento bring dishonor or fail to reflect well on someone
• jdm. die Ehre nehmento publicly humiliate or discredit someone, robbing them of dignity
• jdm. zur Ehre gereichenan action/achievement reflects positively on someone

All collocations with Ehre

Other collocations built on erweisen

• jdm. Achtung erweisento pay respect through a specific action, like bowing or a toast
• jdm. einen Bärendienst erweisento do someone a disservice
• jdm. einen Dienst erweisento perform a helpful act or favor for someone
• jdm. eine Gnade erweisento grant someone a favor