Trost geben

to offer emotional support or reassurance to someone distressed

Türkçe: birine teselli vermek

Noun

Trost m.

Verb

geben

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der Pfarrer gibt der trauernden Witwe sanften Trost in der Kirche.

How it is used

Means to offer emotional support or reassurance to someone distressed. Neutral register. Use in caregiving or friendship. Common mistake: learners use 'geben' with 'Trost' correctly but forget the dative object.

Other verbs that go with Trost

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Trost finden bei+Dat.to seek or receive emotional solace from someone or something
• jdm. Trost spendento generously give emotional consolation, emphasizing selflessness
• jdm. Trost zusprechento speak comforting words to someone upset

All collocations with Trost

Other collocations built on geben

• Alarm gebento raise the alarm
• in Arbeit gebento assign or hand over a task to someone
• die / eine Antwort gebento give an answer
• eine Anweisung erteilen / gebento issue an instruction
• Anlass geben zu+Dat.to give cause/reason for
• eine Anregung gebento give a suggestion/idea
• den Ausschlag geben bei+Dat.to be the deciding factor
• den / einen Auftrag erteilen / gebento issue or give an order/contract