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.

Noun

die Beachtung f.

Verb

schenken

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

Register

Neutral register

Watch out. Common mistake: omitting the dative object (jdm./etw.).

In a sentence

Which form of schenken fills the gap?

Der Professor ____ 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.

• Beachtung findento receive attention

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

All 5 collocations built on schenken

More from Gefühle und Geist

• jdn. zur Raserei bringento drive someone into a rage
• jdn. zur Vernunft bringento bring someone to reason
• jdn. aus der Ruhe bringento unsettle / disturb someone's peace
• sein Bewusstsein erweiternto expand one's consciousness
• jds. Furcht erregento arouse someone's fear

All collocations in Gefühle und Geist