koordinierten

Koordinierten is the simple past tense form (Präteritum) of the German verb koordinieren, used with plural subjects such as wir, sie or Sie. In the full conjugation, the Präteritum forms are: ich koordinierte, du koordiniertest, er/sie/es koordinierte, wir koordinierten, ihr koordiniertet, sie koordinierten, Sie koordinierten. The past participle of koordinieren is koordiniert, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form the perfect tenses (e.g., haben koordiniert).

Usage and nuance: Koordinieren means to organize or bring elements into an orderly, working relation. Koordinierten, as the simple past, appears in narrative or formal writing and in some spoken contexts, though in everyday spoken German the Perfekt form (haben koordiniert) is more common. The verb is transitive and typically takes an object such as Abteilungen, Termine, Ressourcen, or Abläufe, e.g., Wir koordinierten die Abteilungen, um Überschneidungen zu vermeiden.

Etymology and context: Koordinieren is a loanword in German, borrowed from the French coordonner (to coordinate) with earlier Latin roots related to ordination or order. The noun Koordination shares the same semantic field, referring to the act or process of bringing parts into a coordinated whole. In technical and organizational language, the term appears in project management, logistics, administration, software development, and research contexts.

Related forms: As an adjective, koordiniert means well-coordinated. The term appears in phrases such as ein koordiniertes Team. The past participle koordiniert is used to form perfect tenses, while koordinierten (Präteritum) is used for past narrative forms with plural subjects.