jdm. Glauben schenken
to give credence to someone
Türkçe: birine inanmak
Not jdm. Glauben geben
jdm. Glauben geben
jdm. Glauben schenken
English says to give, so geben is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Glaube 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
Ich schenke seinen Worten keinen Glauben mehr.
How it is used
Means 'to give credence to someone' or believe them. Neutral register. Use when you decide to trust a colleague's story in a meeting. Common mistake: confusing with 'glauben' (to believe) without the nuance of granting trust.
Other verbs that go with Glaube
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on schenken
- jdm. / etw. Beachtung schenkento pay attention to someone/something
- jdm. Freude schenkento give someone joy as a gift
- jdm. Gehör schenkento lend an ear
- jdm. Vertrauen schenkento give/entrust someone with one's trust
Verbindung drills 2,490 of these with spaced repetition, on Android. Free, offline, no account.
Get Verbindung free