jdm. zur Hand gehen

to help someone with a practical task

Türkçe: birine el atmak

Noun

Hand f.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der Azubi ging dem erfahrenen Meister bereitwillig zur Hand.

How it is used

Means to help someone with a practical task. Neutral/everyday register. Use when assisting a colleague with lifting or a friend with cooking. Direct equivalent of 'give someone a hand.'

Other verbs that go with Hand

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Hand an etw. legento start working on or tamper with something
• etw. in die Hand nehmento take control or responsibility for something
• auf der Hand liegento be obvious
• jdm. aus der Hand fressento be completely submissive or obedient
• um jds. Hand anhaltento propose marriage
• unter der Hand verkaufento sell secretly or illegally, often to avoid taxes
• die Hand erheben gegen jdn.to threaten or physically attack someone

All collocations with Hand

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• zu Bett gehento go to bed
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal