Vermelden

Vermelden is a German verb formed with the prefix ver- attached to melden. It means to report something publicly or officially, typically by an authority, institution, or media outlet. The term is used when information is communicated to a broader audience and conveyed as an official statement or statistic. It is transitive: someone vermeldet information to others, for example: Die Polizei vermeldet heute zwei neue Fälle.

Conjugation and usage notes: Vermelden is a regular verb with an inseparable prefix ver-. Present tense forms include ich vermelde, du vermeldest, er vermeldet, wir vermelden, ihr vermeldet, sie vermelden. The past tense can be expressed with vermeldete (er vermeldete) and the perfect with hat vermeldet. Example: Die Behörde vermeldete gestern drei neue Fälle. Die Behörde hat gestern drei neue Fälle vermeldet.

Context and nuance: Vermelden is primarily used in formal, official, or journalistic contexts. It emphasizes that information has been officially gathered and communicated. In everyday speech, people often use melden instead of vermelden when referring to personal or informal reports. The noun form is Meldung, meaning a report or announcement, and it is commonly found in phrases like Pressemitteilung or amtliche Meldung.

See also: Meldung, Pressemitteilung, offizielle Statistik, öffentliche Bekanntgabe.

Overall, vermelden serves as the standard term for formal or public reporting of information by authorities or media, distinct from the more general or personal sense of melden.