No. 1,102 in German
kümmern
To take care of or look after.
In a sentence
Ich werde mich um die Probleme kümmern.
I will take care of the problems.
In this sentence, 'kümmern' means 'to take care of', implying responsibility for addressing problems.
Es kümmert mich nicht, was andere Leute sagen.
I don’t care about what other people say.
Here, 'kümmern' expresses a lack of concern or emotional involvement with something.
Wer kümmert sich um den Hund, wenn wir im Urlaub sind?
Who will take care of the dog when we are on vacation?
In this sentence, 'kümmern' is used to denote looking after or attending to the needs of the dog.
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