German VERB B1 Rank 5789

kontaktieren

to contact

kontaktieren – kontaktierte – hat kontaktiert

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry kontaktieren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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kontaktieren vs erreichen

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.

Visual example for erreichen
kontaktieren

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.

erreichen

Nach mehreren Nachrichten erreiche ich den Vermieter endlich am Telefon.

After several messages, I finally reach the landlord by phone.

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