Mutmaßungen anstellen

to make assumptions without full facts

Türkçe: varsayımda bulunmak

Not Mutmaßungen machen

English says to make, so machen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Mutmaßungen goes with anstellen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Mutmaßungen Pl.

Verb

anstellen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Detektiv stellt Mutmaßungen über das Motiv des Täters an.

How it is used

Means to make assumptions without full facts. Neutral/formal register. Use in investigations: 'Die Polizei stellt Mutmaßungen über die Tat an.' Nuance: implies speculation, not certainty.

Other collocations built on anstellen

• Beobachtungen anstellento make observations
• Berechnungen anstellento perform calculations
• (einen) Blödsinn anstellento do nonsense or fool around
• Nachforschungen anstellento carry out research or inquiries
• Recherchen anstellen über+Akk.to conduct research
• Spekulationen anstellento engage in speculation/make conjectures
• Überlegungen anstellento make considerations/deliberate
• Untersuchungen anstellento carry out systematic inquiries to discover facts