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to coordinate
To align different activities, people, or processes with one another so that they work together smoothly and efficiently. It is about achieving a common goal through organized cooperation.
Die Rettungskräfte müssen ihre Einsätze genau koordinieren, um schnell helfen zu können.
The emergency services have to coordinate their operations precisely in order to provide help quickly.
'Koordinieren' is a typical verb ending in '-ieren'. These verbs are always regular and form the past participle without 'ge-'. So it is 'hat koordiniert' (has coordinated).
Die Projektleiterin hat alle Aufgaben erfolgreich koordiniert.
The project manager successfully coordinated all the tasks.
The prefix 'ko-' comes from Latin and means 'zusammen' (together) or 'mit' (with). This helps you understand the meaning: it is about bringing different things together so that they function well.
Für das Fest müssen wir uns alle untereinander koordinieren.
For the festival, we all have to coordinate with one another.
The verb 'koordinieren' almost always needs an accusative object. You ask: Whom or what are you coordinating?
Er koordiniert den Einsatzplan für die nächste Woche.
He is coordinating the duty roster for next week.
You can tell whether it is about processes or body movements from the object. If people talk about 'Bewegungen' (movements), 'Armen' (arms), or 'Beinen' (legs), the motor meaning is meant. With 'Projekten' (projects), 'Terminen' (appointments), or 'Teams' (teams), it is about organization.
Ein Tänzer muss seine Bewegungen perfekt koordinieren können.
A dancer has to be able to coordinate their movements perfectly.
to plan
'planen' and 'koordinieren' both fit tasks where you need order and structure in advance. 'planen' means preparing a project or intention and deciding what should happen. 'koordinieren' means aligning several people, tasks, or processes with one another so that everything works well together. The words can be confused because coordination is often part of planning. In practical terms: you plan a project, but you coordinate the people and steps in the project.
Nach der Arbeit koordinierte der Projektleiter die Aufgaben der drei Gruppen.
After work, the project manager coordinated the tasks of the three groups.
Im Büro hat Anna die nächste Teamsitzung geplant.
At the office, Anna planned the next team meeting.