jdm. Gesellschaft leisten

to keep someone company

Türkçe: birine arkadaşlık etmek

Not jdm. Gesellschaft halten

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

Noun

die Gesellschaft f.

Verb

leisten

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Which form of leisten fills the gap?

Die Nachbarin ____ der kranken Frau stundenlang Gesellschaft.

How it is used

Means 'to keep someone company.' Neutral. Use when you sit with a sick friend in the hospital so they aren't alone. Implies active, voluntary companionship.

Other verbs that go with Gesellschaft

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Gesellschaft bekommento receive company/visitors
• in (guter / schlechter) Gesellschaft seinto be in (good/bad) company
• in schlechte Gesellschaft geratento fall into bad company
• eine Gesellschaft gründen (Wirtschaft)to found a company

All collocations with Gesellschaft

Other collocations built on leisten

• Abbitte leistento make a formal apology
• Abhilfe leistento provide a remedy
• eine Arbeit leistento carry out or complete a specific task
• ganze Arbeit leistento do a thorough job
• eine Anzahlung leistento make a down payment
• einen Beitrag leistento contribute effort, money, or ideas
• Bürgschaft leistento provide a financial guarantee or surety
• gute Dienste leistento be very useful/helpful

All 18 collocations built on leisten

More from Gesellschaft und Leben

• seinen Abschied einreichento submit one's resignation
• etw./jdn. zu Grabe tragento bury someone/something or finally end a matter
• den Kampf verlierento lose the fight/battle
• jdn. zum Essen einladento invite sb. for a meal
• Einlass begehrento request admission

All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben