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

die Mutmaßungen Pl.

Verb

anstellen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

Register

Neutral/formal register

In a sentence

Which form of anstellen fills the gap?

Der Detektiv ____ Mutmaßungen über das Motiv des Täters ____.

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

All 12 collocations built on anstellen

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• Kummer habento be sad, worried, or troubled
• die Fürsorge genießento enjoy care
• sich in Geduld fassento force oneself to be patient
• Missfallen hegento harbor displeasure
• jdn. zur Vernunft bringento bring someone to reason

All collocations in Gefühle und Geist