jds. Neugier(de) erregen

to make someone curious or interested

Türkçe: birinin merakını uyandırmak

Noun

Neugier f.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Das geheimnisvolle Paket erregt die Neugier der Nachbarin sofort.

How it is used

Means to make someone curious or interested. Neutral register. Use when a mysterious email subject line makes a colleague want to open it. 'Neugierde' is a slightly more formal variant of 'Neugier'.

Other verbs that go with Neugier

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Neugierde weckento stimulate interest or inquisitiveness

All collocations with Neugier

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregento attract someone's attention
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• Besorgnis erregento cause concern/raise worry
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration