sorgen.
to take care of, to care for, to look after
Meaning & usage
to take care of, to care for, to look after
Er sorgt für den Haushalt.
Sie sorgt für meine Kinder.
to bring about, to ensure, to cause [with für (+ accusative) ‘something’] (a result or incident)
Seine Aussage sorgte für einen Eklat.
Die Livemusik sorgte für gute Stimmung.
to worry, to be worried
Ich sorge mich um deine Gesundheit.
Sorg dich nicht!
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German sorgen, from Old High German sorgēn, from Proto-Germanic *surgāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swergʰ- (“watch over, worry; be ill, suffer”). Cognate with English sorrow.
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