Selbstmord begehen / verüben

to commit suicide

Türkçe: intihar etmek

Noun

Selbstmord m.

Verb

verüben

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Der verzweifelte Mann beging Selbstmord, nachdem er seine Firma verlor.

How it is used

Means 'to commit suicide' in a formal, clinical sense. Formal register. Use in a news report or medical document. Nuance: avoid in casual conversation; use 'sich das Leben nehmen' for sensitivity.

Other verbs that go with Selbstmord

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. in den Selbstmord treibento drive someone to suicide

All collocations with Selbstmord

Other collocations built on verüben

• ein Verbrechen begehen / verübento commit a crime