abzulenken

abzulenken

"Abzulenken" means "to distract."

In this sentence, 'abzulenken' is used with a motion verb in the infinitive form to express the act of diverting people from their worries.

Es ist schwierig, Menschen von ihren Sorgen abzulenken.

It is difficult to distract people from their worries.

Here, 'abgelenkt' is the past participle form of 'ablenken,' showing a past action that led to distraction.

Die Unterhaltung war so spannend, dass sie ihn völlig abgelenkt hat.

The conversation was so exciting that it completely distracted him.

In this example, 'abzulenken' illustrates an attempt to divert the attention of the class from their task.

Er versucht immer, die Klasse abzulenken, wenn er sich langweilt.

He always tries to distract the class when he is bored.