German word

operativ

Pronunciation

IPA/opəʁaˈtiːf/

Meaning

  • adjectiveoperational

Example

Das System braucht operative Anpassungen, bevor es in Betrieb geht.

The system requires operational adjustments before it goes into service.

Illustration for operativ (operational)

More examples

Für den täglichen Betrieb ist es oft wichtiger, operativ ausgerichtet zu sein, als alle Details zu perfektionieren.

For day-to-day operations, it is often more important to be operationally oriented than to perfect every detail.

Core concept

A plan, system, or intervention at the point where it can directly do its work.

Common phrases

  • operativ ausgerichtet sein

    be operationally oriented

  • operativ umsetzen

    implement operationally

  • operativ vorbereiten

    prepare operationally

Similar words

strategisch: Concerned with broad objectives and long-range planning.
taktisch: Related to practical responses shaped by immediate conditions.
praktisch: Designed to work well in actual use.
konkret: Precise and definite in meaning, form, or content.

Definition in German

für die konkrete Umsetzung oder Ausführung vorgesehen; bezieht sich auf direkt anwendbare Maßnahmen im Betrieb

Word origin

Operativ derives from Latin operari, meaning "to work" or "perform," through learned European vocabulary into German.

Usage tips

  • In business German, operativ commonly contrasts with strategisch, marking execution and day-to-day action rather than long-term planning.

Other meanings

  • surgicaladjective
  • tacticaladjective

Opposites

  • theoretischtheoreticaladjective
  • konzeptionellconceptualadjective

Related words

  • operationalisierenoperationalizeverb
  • Operationalisierungoperationalizationnoun

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