German Conversation · Level 70
60 words
German word
umgestalten
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʊmgəˌʃtaltən/
Meaning
- verbredesign
Example
Wir gestalten die Webseite um.
We are redesigning the website.
More examples
Die Wohnung wurde komplett umgestaltet.
The apartment was completely remodeled.
Core concept
An existing whole receives a new shape or arrangement, changing how it is built or looks.
Common phrases
die Webseite umgestalten
redesign the website
die Wohnung umgestalten
remodel the apartment
das Design umgestalten
redesign the design
die Struktur umgestalten
restructure the structure
Similar words
gestalten: To create a new form or layout with attention to appearance and function.
umstellen: To change the arrangement by moving objects or equipment to new positions.
anpassen: To adjust the form or settings to suit a purpose or conditions.
überarbeiten: To revise content or wording by reviewing the whole or its details.
Definition in German
etwas so umformen oder neu anordnen, dass Aufbau oder Aussehen sich ändern.
Word origin
The verb combines the separable prefix um- with gestalten, meaning to shape, so it denotes shaping something anew or differently.
Usage tips
- In a main clause, umgestalten separates, as in Wir gestalten die Webseite um, while its infinitive and participle remain umgestalten and umgestaltet.
Other meanings
- remodelverb
- restructureverb
Opposites
- beibehaltenkeepverb
- erhaltenmaintainverb
Related words
- Umgestaltungredesignnoun
- umgestaltetremodeledadjective
- Umgestalterredesignernoun