jdm. / etw. Beachtung schenken
to pay attention to someone/something
Türkçe: dikkat etmek
Not jdm. Beachtung zahlen
English says to pay, so zahlen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Beachtung goes with schenken, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.
In a sentence
Der Professor schenkt jeder einzelnen Studentenfrage seine volle Beachtung.
How it is used
Means 'to pay attention to someone/something' — actively noticing or considering. Neutral register. Use in a meeting when you listen carefully to a colleague's idea. Common mistake: omitting the dative object (jdm./etw.).
Other verbs that go with Beachtung
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
All collocations with Beachtung
Other collocations built on schenken
- jdm. Freude schenkento give someone joy as a gift
- jdm. Gehör schenkento lend an ear
- jdm. Glauben schenkento give credence to someone
- jdm. Vertrauen schenkento give/entrust someone with one's trust
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