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task description
The precise description of a task, problem, or exercise that is to be solved or worked on. It specifies what is to be done and which conditions apply.
Bitte lesen Sie die Aufgabenstellung sorgfältig durch, bevor Sie mit der Bearbeitung beginnen.
Please read the task description carefully before you begin working on it.
The word is composed of 'Aufgabe' (task) and 'Stellung' (from 'stellen', to set/pose). So it literally describes the way in which a task is 'gestellt' (set/posed) or formulated.
Die Aufgabenstellung für das Projekt war sehr präzise formuliert.
The task description for the project was formulated very precisely.
This word emphasizes the exact wording and instructions of a task, not the task itself. It refers to the text that explains what is to be done.
Einige Schüler hatten Probleme, die komplexe Aufgabenstellung zu verstehen.
Some students had trouble understanding the complex task description.
Common verbs are 'die Aufgabenstellung lesen' (to read the task description), 'verstehen' (to understand), or 'analysieren' (to analyze). Adjectives that describe it are often 'klar' (clear), 'unklar' (unclear), 'einfach' (simple), or 'komplex' (complex).
Wenn die Aufgabenstellung unklar ist, fragen Sie bitte den Dozenten.
If the task description is unclear, please ask the lecturer.
task / function / surrender
Both words refer to something that is to be worked on. Die Aufgabe is the work itself, while die Aufgabenstellung specifies more precisely what must be done and which conditions apply. When talking about the goal, Aufgabe is appropriate; when explaining the requirements and format, Aufgabenstellung is more precise.
Die Aufgabenstellung verlangt einen kurzen Bericht mit drei Beispielen aus dem Buch.
The task description requires a short report with three examples from the book.
Die Aufgabe ist, einen kurzen Bericht über das Buch zu schreiben.
The task is to write a short report about the book.
