German word

mitgestalten

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmɪtgəˌʃtaltən/

Meaning

  • verbhelp shape

Example

Wir gestalten unsere Zukunft mit.

We are helping shape our future.

Illustration for mitgestalten (help shape)

More examples

Freiwillige können an der Planung mitgestalten.

Volunteers can help shape the planning.

Core concept

A group turns a blank blueprint into a joint design, with each person's contribution changing the result.

Common phrases

  • an einem Projekt mitgestalten

    help shape a project

  • eine Veranstaltung mitgestalten

    help shape an event

  • bei Entscheidungen mitgestalten

    help shape decisions

Similar words

einbringen: Put forward ideas or proposals for a discussion or plan.
beeinflussen: Change a person's actions or a result through personal influence.
mitwirken: Take part in a project or task by contributing effort or ideas.
mitbestimmen: Help make a decision and shape its final outcome.

Definition in German

mitgestalten bedeutet, gemeinsam an Planung oder Gestaltung eines Vorhabens mitzuwirken und durch Beiträge das Ergebnis mitzubestimmen.

Word origin

The prefix mit- marks participation alongside others, while gestalten supplies the idea of giving something a form; together they form a separable verb.

Usage tips

  • In a subordinate clause, the infinitive remains together, as in dass wir unsere Zukunft mitgestalten, unlike the split form in a main clause.

Other meanings

  • participate in shapingverb
  • co-createverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Mitgestaltungparticipation in shapingnoun
  • Mitgestalterco-creatornoun

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