to interview
Loading your saved state.
to interview
To have a focused conversation with a person in order to obtain information, usually for the media, a scientific study, or as part of an application process.
Die Personalchefin wird morgen drei Kandidaten für die Stelle interviewen.
The head of HR will interview three candidates for the position tomorrow.
The verb 'interviewen' (to interview) comes from the English word 'interview'. It was adapted to the German verb system with the ending '-en' and is conjugated as a regular weak verb.
Der Journalist hat den Politiker eine Stunde lang interviewt.
The journalist interviewed the politician for an hour.
The verb 'interviewen' (to interview) is transitive and always requires a direct object in the accusative. You ask: whom or what is someone interviewing?
Die Forscherin interviewt Zeitzeugen für ihre Studie.
The researcher is interviewing contemporary witnesses for her study.
The verb is mainly used in three contexts: in journalism ('einen Prominenten interviewen' — to interview a celebrity), in job applications ('einen Kandidaten interviewen' — to interview a candidate), and in academia ('einen Experten interviewen' — to interview an expert).
Für meine Masterarbeit muss ich mehrere Experten interviewen.
For my master's thesis, I have to interview several experts.
to ask
Fragen refers to a single question or a question about a specific topic. Interviewen means conducting a planned conversation as a whole in which information is gathered systematically, for example for the media. A journalist can therefore ask many individual questions during an interview.
Die Journalistin interviewt den Bürgermeister ausführlich zu dem Bauprojekt.
The journalist interviews the mayor extensively about the construction project.
Die Journalistin fragt den Bürgermeister, warum sich der Bau verzögert.
The journalist asks the mayor why construction is delayed.
