zu Bett gehen

to go to bed

Türkçe: yatağa gitmek

Noun

Bett n.

Verb

gehen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Kinder sind müde und gehen um acht Uhr zu Bett.

How it is used

Means 'to go to bed' (formal/old-fashioned). Neutral to literary register. Use in polite or written contexts, e.g., 'Er geht früh zu Bett.' Less common than 'ins Bett gehen'.

Other verbs that go with Bett

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Bett beziehen / überziehento put fresh sheets on the bed
• im Bett bleibento stay in bed
• im Bett liegento be lying in bed
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• ins Bett nässento wet the bed
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)
• jdn. ins Bett schickento send someone to bed (as order)
• zu Bett bringento put someone to bed

All collocations with Bett

Other collocations built on gehen

• auf Abstand gehen (auch fig.)to move away/create distance
• an die Arbeit gehento start working or begin a task
• ins Auge gehento go wrong
• jdm. um den Bart gehento fawn over someone
• ins Bett gehento go to bed (to sleep)
• in die Berge gehento go to the mountains
• in Berufung gehento go into appeal
• in Betrieb gehento go into operation