German word

Agenda

Pronunciation

IPA/aˈgɛnda/

Meaning

  • feminine nounagenda

Example

Die Agenda für das Treffen umfasst vier Punkte.

The agenda for the meeting includes four items.

Illustration for Agenda (agenda)

More examples

Wir sollten dieses Thema auf die Agenda setzen.

We should put this topic on the agenda.

Core concept

An ordered list that guides a meeting or organizes tasks to be completed.

Common phrases

  • auf der Agenda stehen

    be on the agenda

  • etwas auf die Agenda setzen

    put ___ on the agenda

  • verdeckte Agenda

    hidden agenda

Similar words

Tagesordnung: An ordered schedule of subjects for discussion at a meeting.
Thema: A concrete subject presented for people to discuss.
Tagesordnungspunkt: One topic scheduled for discussion at a meeting.
Programm: A time-based plan for how an event will proceed and what it will include.

Definition in German

Eine Aufzählung von Themen oder Aufgaben, die nacheinander erledigt oder besprochen werden sollen.

Word origin

German Agenda comes from Latin agenda, the neuter plural of the gerundive of agere, meaning things that must be done.

Usage tips

  • Agenda is a feminine noun in German, so it takes die in the singular and commonly forms the plural Agenden.

Opposites

  • Spontaneitätspontaneitynoun

Related words

  • Agendapunktagenda itemnoun

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