No. 14,370 in German
interessieren
To interest or to be interested in.
In a sentence
Ich interessiere mich für Kunst.
I am interested in art.
The reflexive form 'interessiere mich' is used to express a personal interest in a topic.
Das Thema interessiert viele Menschen.
The topic interests many people.
The word 'interessiert' is used in its active form to describe that the topic causes interest in people.
Du kannst ihn dazu interessieren, mehr Bücher zu lesen.
You can interest him in reading more books.
The verb 'interessieren' is used in a causative sense, showing the act of making someone become interested in something.
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