German word

strukturell

Pronunciation

IPA/ʃtʁʊktuˈʁɛl/

Meaning

  • adjectivestructural

Example

Die strukturelle Analyse zeigte mehrere Probleme.

The structural analysis showed several problems.

Illustration for strukturell (structural)

More examples

Bei politischen Debatten werden oft strukturelle Ursachen und individuelle Fehlentscheidungen unterschieden.

In political debates, structural causes are often distinguished from individual mistaken decisions.

Core concept

An underlying framework whose parts determine how an organization or system functions.

Common phrases

  • strukturelle Analyse

    structural analysis

  • strukturelle Ursachen

    structural causes

  • strukturelle Reformen

    structural reforms

Similar words

systemisch: Relating to a whole system and problems rooted in its operation.
organisatorisch: Relating to the way an organization is arranged and run.
institutionell: Relating to an institution's systems, rules, or practices.
strukturiert: Organized into a clear and coherent arrangement.

Definition in German

Auf die innere Gliederung oder das organisatorische Gefüge von etwas bezogen.

Word origin

The adjective strukturell was formed from German Struktur by adding -ell, while Struktur ultimately traces back to Latin structura, meaning structure or arrangement.

Usage tips

  • English structural and German strukturell often correspond, but systemic is frequently more natural in English when the focus is on a whole system's operation.

Other meanings

  • systemicadjective
  • structurallyadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Strukturstructurenoun
  • strukturierenstructureverb
  • Strukturierungstructuringnoun

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