Nachsicht haben

to be lenient/forbearing

Türkçe: hoşgörülü olmak

Noun

Nachsicht f.

Verb

haben

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Der Lehrer hatte Nachsicht mit dem zu spät gekommenen Schüler.

How it is used

Means 'to be lenient/forbearing.' Neutral register. Used by a teacher deciding not to punish a late student. Implies deliberate restraint, not weakness.

Other verbs that go with Nachsicht

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Nachsicht üben an+Dat.to show forbearance toward someone

All collocations with Nachsicht

Other collocations built on haben

• (k)eine Ahnung haben von+Dat.to have (no) idea about something
• jdn. auf der Abschussliste habento have someone on one's hit list
• die Absicht habento have the intention
• eine Ader haben für+Akk.to have a natural talent or inclination for something
• in Arbeit habento have tasks currently being handled
• eine Ansicht haben zu+Dat.to have an opinion/view on something
• einen Anspruch haben auf+Akk.to have a right/claim to something
• Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something