topicality / relevance
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topicality / relevance
The quality of being current, up-to-date, and relevant to the present situation.
Durch die jüngsten politischen Ereignisse hat das Thema wieder an Aktualität gewonnen.
Due to recent political events, the topic has gained relevance again.
'Aktualität' is the noun corresponding to the adjective 'aktuell' (current). The ending '-ität' is often used to form abstract nouns from adjectives that come from Latin.
Die Nachrichten berichten über die aktuellen Ereignisse in der Welt.
The news reports on current events in the world.
'Aktualität' means 'Gegenwartsbezug' (connection to the present) or 'Relevanz' (relevance), not 'actuality' (reality). The adjective 'aktuell' means 'gegenwärtig' (current) and not 'actually' (in fact, really).
Dieses Buch hat auch nach 100 Jahren nichts von seiner Aktualität verloren.
Even after 100 years, this book has lost none of its relevance.
This noun is often used in fixed expressions. Typical ones are: 'an Aktualität gewinnen' (to gain relevance), 'an Aktualität verlieren' (to lose relevance), or 'von großer Aktualität sein' (to be highly relevant).
Das Thema Datenschutz hat in den letzten Jahren stark an Aktualität gewonnen.
The topic of data protection has gained a lot of relevance in recent years.
The word 'Aktualität' belongs more to written language and is often used in news, political discussions, and academic texts.
In der Einleitung betonte der Autor die Aktualität seiner Forschung.
In the introduction, the author emphasized the relevance of his research.
relevance
'die Relevanz' and 'die Aktualität' can both show that a topic is important for a situation. The difference lies in the focus. 'Relevanz' means that something is important for a question, decision, or person. 'Aktualität' means that something is new, current, or up to date right now. The words can be confused because current topics are often also relevant. But not everything current is important, and something can be relevant even if it is not new.
Die Aktualität des Artikels erkennt man daran, dass er die neuen Zahlen von heute nennt.
You can tell the article is up to date because it mentions today's new figures.
Für die Familie hat die Frage nach bezahlbarem Wohnraum große Relevanz.
For the family, the question of affordable housing is highly relevant.