German word

konstruieren

Pronunciation

IPA/kɔnstruˈiːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbdesign

Example

Wir konstruieren das neue Auto.

We're designing the new car.

Illustration for konstruieren (design)

More examples

Ingenieure konstruieren neue Brücken.

Engineers design new bridges.

Core concept

Separate components fitted together into a precise design that works as intended.

Common phrases

  • konstruieren ein Modell

    design a model

  • konstruieren eine Maschine

    design a machine

  • konstruieren eine Theorie

    construct a theory

Similar words

entwickeln: Turn an idea into something practical through successive stages.
planen: Determine tasks, procedures, and resource use before work begins.
entwerfen: Produce a concrete design proposal or sketch that establishes a direction.
erfinden: Create a new device or method through original thought.

Definition in German

einen Plan, eine Konstruktion oder eine Theorie gedanklich aufbauen und die Teile so anordnen, dass sie zusammenpassen.

Word origin

Konstruieren is a learned borrowing from Latin construere, formed from con- 'together' and struere 'to build', with meanings that include designing and devising.

Usage tips

  • The verb commonly takes a direct object, as in ein Auto konstruieren, and its formal register suits engineering, mathematics, and academic discussion.

Other meanings

  • constructverb
  • deviseverb

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