beruhigen
calm down
The German word 'beruhigen' is used to describe the action of calming down or becoming calm. It can be used in a reflexive form, 'sich beruhigen', to express the idea of someone calming themselves down. The word is often used in the context of emotions, such as calming someone's fears or anxieties, or in the context of physical conditions, such as calming a storm or a restless sea.
Example sentences using: beruhigen
Du solltest dich beruhigen.
You should calm yourself down.
In this sentence, the verb 'beruhigen' is used as a reflexive verb in the singular form, meaning 'to calm oneself'. 'Dich' is the accusative pronoun referring to 'you'.
Ich kann sie nicht beruhigen.
I cannot calm her down.
In this example, 'beruhigen' is used in conjunction with the pronoun 'sie', which means 'her'. Here, it represents an action that the speaker is unable to do towards someone else.
Kannst du bitte das Baby beruhigen?
Can you please calm the baby down?
The sentence uses 'beruhigen' in the imperative form requesting someone to calm down a third individual (in this case, the baby). The verb is placed at the end of the sentence in accordance with German sentence structure rules when forming questions.