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To get in touch with someone or make contact, for example by phone, email, or in person.
Bitte kontaktieren Sie den Kundenservice, falls Sie weitere Fragen haben.
Please contact customer service if you have any further questions.
Like many verbs ending in '-ieren,' 'kontaktieren' (to contact) comes from another language. These verbs are always regular and form the perfect tense with 'haben' (to have) and without 'ge-' in the participle.
Er hat mich gestern wegen des Projekts kontaktiert.
He contacted me yesterday about the project.
'Kontaktieren' (to contact) is a transitive verb and always needs a direct object in the accusative. You ask: Wen oder was kontaktieren? (Whom or what to contact?)
Ich muss morgen unbedingt den Arzt kontaktieren.
I absolutely have to contact the doctor tomorrow.
The word 'kontaktieren' (to contact) belongs to standard language and is often used in formal or business contexts, for example in emails or official letters.
Für weitere Informationen können Sie uns jederzeit schriftlich kontaktieren.
For further information, you can contact us in writing at any time.
It is often specified how the contact is made. Typical adverbs are 'telefonisch' (by phone), 'schriftlich' (in writing), 'persönlich' (in person), or 'per E-Mail' (by email).
Bitte kontaktieren Sie mich nächste Woche telefonisch.
Please contact me by phone next week.
to reach
Erreichen and kontaktieren both refer to establishing a connection with a person. Kontaktieren means initiating contact, for example by sending a message, even if no reply has come yet. Erreichen, on the other hand, means that contact is actually made and the person is accessible.
Ich kontaktiere den Vermieter per E-Mail, bekomme aber noch keine Antwort.
I contact the landlord by email, but I have not received a reply yet.
Nach mehreren Nachrichten erreiche ich den Vermieter endlich am Telefon.
After several messages, I finally reach the landlord by phone.
