jdm. (eine) Freude bereiten / machen

to give someone joy

Türkçe: birini sevindirmek

Noun

Freude f.

Verb

machen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Die Enkelin bereitet ihrer Großmutter eine große Freude mit dem Besuch.

How it is used

Means 'to give someone joy' through an action or gesture. Neutral register, used in everyday life. A German speaker might say this after receiving a thoughtful gift. Common mistake: using 'machen' and 'bereiten' interchangeably; both are fine.

Other verbs that go with Freude

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Freude findento find joy
• Freude habento have joy
• jdm. Freude schenkento give someone joy as a gift

All collocations with Freude

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone