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rekrutieren
to recruit
To enlist and hire new members or soldiers for an organization, especially for the military.
example
Die Armee rekrutiert jedes Jahr tausende neue Soldaten.
The army recruits thousands of new soldiers every year.
rekrutieren
to recruit
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Usage tips
Origin and conjugation
Verbs that end in '-ieren' often come from other languages and are conjugated regularly. The past participle is always formed without 'ge-'.
EXAMPLE
Die Firma hat letztes Jahr zwanzig neue Entwickler rekrutiert.
The company recruited twenty new developers last year.
Sentence structure with prepositions
'Rekrutieren' (to recruit) is often used with prepositions to indicate the source or purpose. Typical patterns are 'jemanden aus einer Gruppe rekrutieren' (to recruit someone from a group) and 'jemanden für eine Aufgabe rekrutieren' (to recruit someone for a task).
EXAMPLE
Die besten Spieler werden aus den lokalen Vereinen rekrutiert.
The best players are recruited from the local clubs.
Typical collocations
In a business or project context, 'rekrutieren' (to recruit) is often combined with certain nouns. These include: Mitarbeiter (employees), Personal (staff), Fachkräfte (skilled workers), or Teilnehmer (participants, for a study).
EXAMPLE
Es ist schwierig geworden, qualifizierte Fachkräfte zu rekrutieren.
It has become difficult to recruit qualified skilled workers.
Compare with
rekrutieren vs gewinnen
to win / gain
'gewinnen' and 'rekrutieren' can both have to do with getting people for something. 'jemanden für etwas gewinnen' means to convince a person to join in or support an idea. 'rekrutieren' is more targeted and organizational: you look for new employees, members, participants, or soldiers and often take them on for a task. The words can be confused because in the end, in both cases, new people are involved. 'gewinnen' emphasizes persuading someone, while 'rekrutieren' emphasizes the planned search.
rekrutieren
Das Unternehmen rekrutiert neue Fachkräfte für die IT-Abteilung.
The company is recruiting new specialists for the IT department.
gewinnen
Für das Schulprojekt konnte Lena zwei Freunde gewinnen.
Lena was able to win two friends over for the school project.
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