No. 1,946 in German
diskutieren
To discuss or debate.
In a sentence
Wir diskutieren das Thema Umweltverschmutzung im Seminar.
We discuss the topic of environmental pollution in the seminar.
In this sentence, 'diskutieren' is used to describe an academic or organized discussion about a specific topic.
Sie wollten über die Planung der Reise diskutieren.
They wanted to discuss about the planning of the trip.
Here, 'diskutieren' is used in the context of planning and exchanging ideas for an event, indicating a purposeful discussion.
Er diskutiert gerne mit Kollegen über aktuelle Ereignisse.
He likes to debate with colleagues about current events.
'Diskutieren' is employed to mean having informal arguments or exchanges of viewpoints on certain matters.
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