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cooperative
Describes a person or behavior that is oriented toward cooperation and joint action. Someone is willing to work with others in order to achieve a shared goal.
Er war sehr kooperativ und hat uns bei dem Projekt sehr geholfen.
He was very cooperative and helped us a lot with the project.
cooperative
In economics or game theory, refers to a system in which the participants work together to maximize their shared benefit instead of competing against each other.
In einem kooperativen Spiel können die Spieler bindende Verträge abschließen.
In a cooperative game, the players can enter into binding contracts.
The word is an internationalism and derives from the Latin 'cooperari' (to cooperate). The prefix 'ko-' means 'together' and 'operativ' means 'working' or 'active'. A cooperative person is therefore someone who is willing to work together with others.
Für eine kooperative Lösung müssen beide Seiten Kompromisse machen.
For a cooperative solution, both sides have to make compromises.
'Kooperativ' (cooperative) is often used with verbs like 'sein' (to be), 'sich verhalten' (to behave), or 'sich zeigen' (to show oneself / prove to be). The phrase 'sich kooperativ zeigen' (to show oneself to be cooperative) emphasizes that someone is actively demonstrating their willingness to cooperate.
Der Zeuge zeigte sich bei der Befragung sehr kooperativ.
The witness proved very cooperative during the questioning.
In its main meaning, 'kooperativ' (cooperative) often describes people, behaviors, or outcomes. Typical combinations are 'ein kooperativer Partner' (a cooperative partner), 'eine kooperative Haltung' (a cooperative attitude), or 'eine kooperative Zusammenarbeit' (cooperative collaboration).
Wir suchen einen kooperativen Partner für ein neues Projekt.
We are looking for a cooperative partner for a new project.
This special meaning of 'kooperativ' (cooperative) is found almost exclusively in the specialized language of economics or game theory. You can recognize it from context words like 'Spiel' (game), 'System' (system), 'Markt' (market), or 'Theorie' (theory).
Die Spieltheorie unterscheidet zwischen kooperativen und nicht-kooperativen Spielen.
Game theory distinguishes between cooperative and non-cooperative games.
helpful
Hilfsbereit and kooperativ describe positive behavior toward other people. Someone who is hilfsbereit is happy to help others. Someone who is kooperativ works with others so that everyone can achieve a shared goal.
Bei der gemeinsamen Aufgabe war Nora kooperativ und stimmte ihre Arbeit mit der Kollegin ab.
Nora was cooperative during the joint task and coordinated her work with her colleague.
Als eine Kollegin nicht weiterkam, war Nora hilfsbereit und erklärte ihr die Aufgabe.
When a colleague was stuck, Nora was helpful and explained the task to her.
