sorgen
Meaning in English: take care of, ensure; worry
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Wer soll für die Getränke sorgen?
Who's going to take care of the drinks?
Forms of sorgen in the top 5,000
German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of sorgen are also in the top 5,000:
Die Sonne sorgt sofort für gute Laune.
The sun puts everyone in a good mood straight away.
Sein Witz sorgte für viel Gelächter.
His joke caused a lot of laughter.
Die Musik hat für gute Stimmung gesorgt.
The music made for a great atmosphere.
Die Kinder sorgten für viel Lärm im Haus.
The children made a lot of noise in the house.
How common is sorgen?
sorgen is number 522 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 172 times per million words — about once every 5,800 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 59% of the words in an ordinary German text. B1 means an intermediate word, typical of the B1 exam.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 518handeltacts, trades; (sich um) is
- 519zusätzlichadditional(ly), extra
- 520die Entscheidungdecision
- 521der Raumroom, space, area
- 522sorgentake care of, ensure; worry
- 523hättewould have, had (subjunctive)
- 524neuesnew (neuter)
- 525bedeutetmeans
- 526meinmy
In these word lists
- The 1,000 most common German words#522
- The 5,000 most common German words#522
- The most common German verbs#109
- German B1 vocabulary#100
Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.