German word

kommunizieren

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔmuniˈt͡siːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbcommunicate

Example

Ich kommuniziere jeden Tag mit meiner Schwester.

I communicate with my sister every day.

Illustration for kommunizieren (communicate)

More examples

Ich kommuniziere mein Feedback offen.

I communicate my feedback openly.

Core concept

A shared line between people carries thoughts, questions, and replies until both sides are on the same page.

Common phrases

  • Feedback kommunizieren

    communicate feedback

  • offen kommunizieren

    communicate openly

  • auf Augenhöhe kommunizieren

    communicate on an equal footing

Similar words

sich unterhalten: Chat informally by exchanging remarks about a subject.
reden: Put thoughts or information into spoken words for someone else.
sprechen: Express intentions or information aloud through a language.
sich verständigen: Make meanings clear to each other through speech or gestures.

Definition in German

Mit einer anderen Person Informationen austauschen, sodass gegenseitiges Verstehen entsteht.

Word origin

The verb is a borrowing based on Latin communicare, from communis meaning common, with the German verb ending -ieren.

Usage tips

  • The usual construction is mit jemandem kommunizieren, with mit taking the dative, as in mit meiner Schwester.

Other meanings

  • exchange informationverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Kommunikatorcommunicatornoun
  • Kommunikationspartnercommunication partnernoun

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