kommuniziere

Kommuniziere is the present tense, first-person singular form of the German verb kommunizieren, meaning to communicate or convey information. The verb is conjugated by person and number: ich kommuniziere, du kommunizierst, er kommuniziert, wir kommunizieren, ihr kommuniziert, sie kommunizieren. The infinitive is kommunizieren; the related noun is Kommunikation.

Etymology: The verb derives from Latin communicare, via the French communiquer, and was adopted into German in the early modern period as part of expanding vocabulary for speech, writing, and information exchange.

Usage and scope: Kommunizieren denotes the act of transmitting information, ideas, or meaning to others through spoken, written, or nonverbal means. It encompasses interpersonal communication, organizational communication, and mass communication, and is central in fields such as linguistics, psychology, sociology, media studies, and information technology. The concept involves clarity, feedback, and interpretation.

In everyday language, phrases include "Ich kommuniziere meine Pläne klar" or "Wir müssen besser kommunizieren." The verb also appears in compound forms with prefixes to indicate channels (telefonisch kommunizieren, schriftlich kommunizieren). See also: Kommunikation; Kommunikationswissenschaft; Kommunikationskanäle; kommunizieren.