Jemandem den Geschmack verderben
Idiomatic Expressions

Meaning

Indicates that someone has lost the desire to eat, often due to illness, bad food, or unpleasant experiences.

Primary Function

Expressing loss of appetite

Communicative Purpose

To communicate loss of appetite or discomfort

Pattern

Jemandem den Geschmack verderben

Core Structure

Jemandem den Geschmack verderben

Função primária

Expressing loss of appetite

Propósito comunicativo

To communicate loss of appetite or discomfort

Situações de gatilho

After indigestion, after eating bad food, when someone is sick

Contextos

Health-related conversations, everyday situations, describing physical states

Padrão

Jemandem den Geschmack verderben

Estrutura central

Jemandem den Geschmack verderben

Slots de substituição

Person (jemandem, dem Kind, dem Patienten); Ursache (durch Essen, Medikamente, Erkrankung)

Colocados típicos

  • essen
  • krank
  • schlecht

Substituições comuns

  • Jemandem der Appetit vergehen (less common)

Erros comuns

Wrong preposition („für“ instead of „jemandem“), wrong verb form („verderben“ instead of „vergehen“)

Similar / contraste

Jemandem Appetit machen (contrasts with positive expectation)

Interferências

L1 transfer from Romance languages, where similar expressions use prepositions differently

Família do chunk

  • Essen und Trinken
  • Gesundheitsbeschreibungen

Nuance

The expression describes the loss of desire to eat, not necessarily physical inability

Efeito pragmático

Reflects physical discomfort or psychological stress

Dica de memória

loss of appetite

Nota

Wird verwendet, um auszudrücken, dass jemand durch äußere Umstände den Geschmack verliert, meist im Kontext von Krankheit oder schlechtem Essen.

Upgrade path

Appetitlosigkeit beschreiben

Frequência: MediumFormulaicidade: FixedTipo de construção: PhrasePrioridade de aquisição: Recognition firstPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Short-termIdioma?: Sim

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