Adressieren

Adressieren is a German verb with several related meanings centered on directing something to a recipient or on dealing with a topic. In everyday language it denotes directing a communication to someone, such as an email, letter, or parcel. It also extends metaphorically to addressing a topic, issue, or audience, meaning to speak to, confront, or target them. In technical and computing contexts the term can mean to assign or specify a memory address or location.

Etymology and related forms: adressieren is formed from the noun Adresse (address) with the verb suffix -ieren. The spelling uses double s after the stem, yielding adressieren. The related noun is Adressierung (the act of addressing). The verb is transitive and primarily used with a direct object for the thing being addressed and a prepositional phrase indicating the recipient or target, typically with an anzusprechendes Ziel or an + dative phrase for the recipient.

Usage and examples: Postal and digital contexts: Ich adressiere die E-Mail an Frau Müller. Bitte adressieren Sie das Paket an die Lieferadresse. Discourse and management: Wir müssen dieses Thema/addressieren. Das Unternehmen adressiert die Kundenbedürfnisse in seiner Strategie. In computing: den Speicherbereich adressieren. Passive constructions are also common: Die E-Mail wird an Herrn Müller adressiert.

Conjugation and variants: Standard, regular verb. Ich adressiere, du adressierst, er adressiert, wir adressieren, ihr adressiert, sie adressieren; Partizip II: adressiert. Adressierung (noun) refers to the act of addressing or labeling.