exportieren
to export
To sell and deliver goods or services abroad.
EXAMPLE
Die Firma exportiert ihre Maschinen in über 50 Länder.
The company exports its machines to over 50 countries.
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Meanings
exportieren
to export
To save data from a computer program in a specific format so that it can be used in another program.
EXAMPLE
Ich muss die Adressliste als Excel-Tabelle exportieren.
I need to export the address list as an Excel spreadsheet.
Usage tips
Verbs ending in '-ieren'
'Exportieren' (to export) is a typical verb ending in '-ieren'. These verbs are always regular, are not separable, and form the perfect tense with 'haben' and a participle ending in '-t' without 'ge-'.
EXAMPLE
Letztes Jahr hat die Firma viele Autos exportiert.
Last year, the company exported many cars.
Context clue
You can easily recognize the meaning of 'exportieren' (to export) from the context. If it is about 'Waren' (goods), 'Produkte' (products), and 'Länder' (countries), it refers to trade. If it is about 'Daten' (data), 'Dateien' (files), or 'Programme' (programs), it refers to the computer meaning.
EXAMPLE
Deutschland exportiert viele Autos in die USA.
Germany exports many cars to the USA.
Sentence structure: trade
When talking about trade, the direction is given with the preposition 'in' + accusative. You export something to a country or to a region.
EXAMPLE
Das Unternehmen exportiert Wein in die ganze Welt.
The company exports wine all over the world.
Sentence structure: computers
When talking about computer data, the target file format is given with the preposition 'als' (as). You export something as a PDF, as an image, or as a text file.
EXAMPLE
Du kannst das Dokument direkt als PDF exportieren.
You can export the document directly as a PDF.
Compare with
exportieren vs speichern
to save / store
Speichern generally means storing data so that it is available again later. Exportieren is more specific: it means saving data in a particular format so that another program can use it. For continuing to work in the same program, speichern is usually sufficient.
exportieren
Ich exportiere die Tabelle als PDF, damit meine Kollegin sie in einem anderen Programm öffnen kann.
I export the spreadsheet as a PDF so that my colleague can open it in another program.
speichern
Ich speichere die Tabelle, damit ich sie morgen im selben Programm weiterbearbeiten kann.
I save the spreadsheet so that I can continue editing it in the same program tomorrow.
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