Verb

berühren

Translation

to touch, to move, to affect, to concern

Bitte berühren Sie das Kunstwerk nicht.

Please do not touch the work of art.

Seine Geschichte hat mich tief berührt.

His story touched me deeply.

Dieses Problem berührt uns alle.

This problem affects us all.

((sb./sth.)) to touch sb./sth. He touched her hand.

((sb.)) to move sb. (emotionally) The film moved me deeply.

((sth.)) to affect/concern sth. This question affects an important topic.

Synonyms: anfassen (to touch physically), bewegen (to move emotionally); Antonyms: ignorieren (to ignore)

Composed of the prefix 'be-' (which often makes a verb transitive) and the verb 'rühren' (to stir, to move). Literally, 'to act upon by moving'.

Imagine being emotionally 'stirred' (rühren) by a story, which 'berührt' you.