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self-responsible
Describes a way of acting in which a person takes responsibility for their own actions and their consequences, without waiting for instructions from others.
Die Studierenden müssen ihre Lernzeit eigenverantwortlich organisieren.
The students must organize their study time self-responsibly.
The word is made up of three parts: 'eigen' (own), 'Verantwortung' (responsibility), and the adjective ending '-lich' (-ly/-like). So it literally means that you take responsibility for yourself.
Jeder Mitarbeiter ist für seine Aufgaben eigenverantwortlich.
Each employee is self-responsible for their tasks.
'Eigenverantwortlich' (self-responsible / self-responsibly) is very often used as an adverb to describe a verb. It answers the question 'How?' someone acts, works, or learns.
Im Homeoffice müssen die Mitarbeiter ihre Zeit eigenverantwortlich einteilen.
When working from home, employees have to manage their time self-responsibly.
This adjective is often combined with verbs of action and learning. Typical phrases are 'eigenverantwortlich handeln' (to act self-responsibly), 'eigenverantwortlich arbeiten' (to work independently and responsibly), and 'eigenverantwortlich entscheiden' (to make decisions on one's own responsibility).
Von den Teamleitern wird erwartet, dass sie eigenverantwortlich handeln.
Team leaders are expected to act self-responsibly.
The word 'eigenverantwortlich' (self-responsible / self-responsibly) belongs to formal language and is used especially often in professional life, education, and official texts. It emphasizes professionalism and independence.
In der Stellenausschreibung wird eigenverantwortliches Arbeiten gefordert.
The job posting requires independent and responsible work.
self-employed / independent
Selbstständig emphasizes that someone completes a task without help or ongoing guidance. Eigenverantwortlich, on the other hand, highlights that the person takes responsibility for their actions and their consequences. Eigenverantwortliche work can involve independence, but responsibility is the crucial point.
Jonas leitet das Projekt eigenverantwortlich und trägt die Verantwortung für seine Entscheidungen.
Jonas is managing the project independently and is responsible for his decisions.
Jonas bearbeitet das Projekt selbstständig und braucht keine laufende Anleitung.
Jonas is working on the project independently and does not need ongoing guidance.
