zich zorgen maken

Dutch

Etymology

Literally, “to make concerns to oneself”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɪx ˈzɔr.xə(n) ˈmaː.kə(n)/

Verb

zich zorgen maken

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be concerned, to worry.
    Ik begon me pas zorgen te maken toen hij om zes uur nog niet thuis was.
    I only started to worry when he still wasn't home by six.
    Maak je geen zorgen, morgen is er weer een dag. ― Don't worry, tomorrow is another day.

Usage notes

In the first or second person, zich is replaced with the appropriate personal pronoun.

Inflection
Conjugation of zich zorgen maken: see maken.

Synonyms
  • zich bezorgd maken
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