jdm. zur Rechenschaft ziehen für+Akk.
to hold someone accountable
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jdm. zur Rechenschaft halten für
jdm. zur Rechenschaft ziehen für+Akk.
English says to hold, so halten is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Rechenschaft goes with ziehen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.
In a sentence
Der Vorgesetzte zieht den Mitarbeiter für den schwerwiegenden Fehler zur Rechenschaft.
How it is used
Means 'to hold someone accountable' for a mistake. Formal register. Use when a manager demands an explanation for a missed deadline. Nuance: implies consequences, not just questioning.
Other verbs that go with Rechenschaft
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
All collocations with Rechenschaft
Other collocations built on ziehen
- sich aus der Affäre ziehento extricate oneself from a tricky situation
- etw. in Betracht ziehento take something into consideration
- Bilanz ziehento take stock
- in Erwägung ziehento consider
- ins Feld ziehento march into battle
- vor Gericht ziehento decide to sue someone
- ein Gesicht ziehento pull a face
- einen Gewinn ziehen aus+Dat.to derive a profit/benefit from something
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