Kummer verursachen
to be the source of someone's grief
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Watch out. Common mistake: using it for minor annoyances—Kummer implies significant emotional weight.
In a sentence
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Die unbedachten Worte des Politikers ____ seiner Partei großen Kummer.
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Die unbedachten Worte des Politikers verursachten seiner Partei großen Kummer.
How it is used
Means to be the source of someone's grief. Neutral register. Used when a person's behavior brings sadness to others. Common mistake: using it for minor annoyances—Kummer implies significant emotional weight.
Other verbs that go with Kummer
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- Kummer bereiten / machento cause someone grief or sadness
- Kummer habento be sad, worried, or troubled
- den Kummer vertreibento dispel sadness or worry, often through distraction
Other collocations built on verursachen
- Chaos anrichten / stiften / verursachento cause or create chaos, focusing on the act of disruption
- eine Explosion auslösen / verursachento trigger an explosion
- Erstaunen verursachento cause astonishment
- Fieber verursachento cause a fever
- Schaden anrichten / verursachento cause damage
- Schmerz verursachento cause pain
- Unruhe verursachento cause unrest/turmoil
- ein Trauma verursachento cause a trauma
All 10 collocations built on verursachen
More from Gefühle und Geist
- jdn. zur Raserei bringento drive someone into a rage
- von Sünde reinwaschento absolve from sin
- jdm. ein Gefühl vermittelnto convey a feeling or impression
- einen Eindruck gewinnen von+Dat.to gain an impression
- an Selbstvertrauen gewinnento gain self-confidence
All collocations in Gefühle und Geist
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