personal responsibility
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personal responsibility
The responsibility a person bears for their own actions and their consequences, as well as for shaping their own life.
Der neue Kurs soll die Eigenverantwortung der Schüler stärken.
The new course is intended to strengthen the students' personal responsibility.
The word is composed of 'eigen' (own) and 'Verantwortung' (responsibility). So it literally describes the 'eigene Verantwortung' (one's own responsibility) that a person has for themselves.
In unserem Team wird Eigenverantwortung großgeschrieben.
In our team, personal responsibility is highly valued.
'Eigenverantwortung' (personal responsibility) is often used with certain verbs. You can 'tragen' (bear), 'übernehmen' (take on), 'zeigen' (show), or 'stärken' (strengthen) personal responsibility.
Jeder Mitarbeiter muss die volle Eigenverantwortung für seine Projekte tragen.
Every employee must bear full personal responsibility for their projects.
This word belongs more to formal language. It is often found in contexts such as politics, education, business, or psychology.
Die Regierung appelliert an die Eigenverantwortung der Bürger.
The government is appealing to citizens' personal responsibility.
initiative
Eigenverantwortung and Eigeninitiative both describe independent behavior, but they emphasize different aspects. Eigeninitiative means that someone takes action without being asked; Eigenverantwortung means that the person takes responsibility for their actions and their consequences. Use Eigeninitiative for starting a task; use Eigenverantwortung for being responsible for something.
In diesem Projekt trägt jeder Mitarbeiter Eigenverantwortung für seine Entscheidungen und deren Folgen.
In this project, every employee takes personal responsibility for their decisions and their consequences.
Dank ihrer Eigeninitiative begann sie ohne Aufforderung mit der Lösung des Problems.
Thanks to her initiative, she began solving the problem without being asked.
