Vermutungen anstellen

to make conjectures

Türkçe: tahmin yürütmek

Not Vermutungen machen

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

Noun

die Vermutungen f.

Verb

anstellen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of anstellen fills the gap?

Die Journalistin ____ Vermutungen über den Rücktritt des Ministers ____.

How it is used

Means 'to make conjectures' or 'to speculate,' guessing without full info. Neutral register. Use when discussing possible causes of a problem, e.g., 'Wir stellen nur Vermutungen an, bis wir Fakten haben.' Often in investigative contexts.

Other collocations built on anstellen

• Beobachtungen anstellento make observations
• Berechnungen anstellento perform calculations
• (einen) Blödsinn anstellento do nonsense or fool around
• Mutmaßungen anstellento make assumptions without full facts
• 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

All 12 collocations built on anstellen

More from Gefühle und Geist

• jdn. mit Ehrfurcht erfüllento fill someone with awe/reverence
• einen Groll habento hold a grudge
• in Erstaunen versetzento astonish or amaze someone
• jdm. Respekt einflößento instill respect in someone
• jdn. zur Verzweiflung treibento drive someone to despair

All collocations in Gefühle und Geist