How to Say ‘Worry’ in German
Mir Sorgen machen
meer ZOR-gen MAHKH-en
[meer ZOR-gen MAHKH-en]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "make worries to myself"—German loves expressive verb phrases. Use with "muss ich": "Muss ich mir Sorgen machen?"
🇩🇪 In Germany: This is a very natural phrase if you want honest reassurance from a doctor without sounding dramatic.
Phrase Breakdown
Mir
[meer]
to myself
Dative pronoun used in the fixed expression 'sich Sorgen machen' meaning 'to worry'.
Soll ich Mir Sorgen machen?
Should I worry?
Sorgen
[ZOR-gen]
worries
Plural noun in the expression 'sich Sorgen machen', which means 'to worry'.
Ich mache mir Sorgen wegen der Ergebnisse.
I am worried about the results.
machen
[MAHKH-en]
make
Verb used in the fixed expression 'sich Sorgen machen' literally 'to make worries', meaning 'to worry'.
Sie müssen sich nicht Sorgen machen.
You do not need to worry.
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