Verb + preposition: 'sich kümmern um' (to take care of, + accusative)

The reflexive verb sich kümmern um ("to take care of / look after / deal with") takes um + accusative.

Structure:

• sich kümmern + um + accusative object

Examples:

• Ich kümmere mich um die Kinder. - I take care of the children.
• Kümmerst du dich um das Essen? - Will you take care of the food?
• Worum kümmerst du dich? - What are you taking care of?

Common mistakes. The preposition is um + accusative; learners influenced by English "care for/about" sometimes try für or über - these are wrong here. Don't drop the reflexive pronoun (mich, dich, sich …). For a thing, ask with worum and refer back with darum. Keep it apart from sich Sorgen machen um (to worry about), which also uses um but adds Sorgen.

'sich kümmern um' (to take care of) takes 'um' + accusative.

Fixed preposition 'um' with the accusative.

'sich kümmern um' steht mit 'um' + Akkusativ.