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inspiring
In a way that stimulates, gives new ideas or motivation, and moves someone to become creative or active.
Das Gespräch mit der Künstlerin war unglaublich inspirierend und hat mir neue Perspektiven eröffnet.
The conversation with the artist was incredibly inspiring and opened up new perspectives for me.
'Inspirierend' (inspiring) is the present participle of the verb 'inspirieren' (to inspire). As with many present participles, it is used as an adjective to describe an ongoing quality or action — something or someone that is giving inspiration.
Sie ist eine inspirierende Persönlichkeit für viele junge Musiker.
She is an inspiring personality for many young musicians.
The adjective can describe a person or thing that inspires. It is often complemented with the preposition 'für' (for) and the accusative to specify for whom or what something is inspiring.
Diese Dokumentation war sehr inspirierend für meine weitere Arbeit.
This documentary was very inspiring for my further work.
'Inspirierend' (inspiring) is often combined with things that encourage ideas or creativity. Typical examples are: 'eine inspirierende Rede' (an inspiring speech), 'eine inspirierende Umgebung' (an inspiring environment), 'ein inspirierendes Buch' (an inspiring book), or 'eine inspirierende Begegnung' (an inspiring encounter).
Wir hatten ein langes und inspirierendes Gespräch über die Zukunft.
We had a long and inspiring conversation about the future.
stimulating
Inspirierend and anregend can both describe the positive effect of a lecture or conversation. Inspirierend particularly emphasizes new ideas or the motivation to become creative or active oneself. Anregend can also simply mean that something stimulates thought and seems interesting.
Der Vortrag war inspirierend und motivierte mich, ein eigenes Projekt zu beginnen.
The lecture was inspiring and motivated me to start my own project.
Der Vortrag war anregend und führte zu einer lebhaften Diskussion.
The lecture was stimulating and led to a lively discussion.
