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consideration
Behavior in which you take other people's feelings, interests, or circumstances into account and adjust your own actions accordingly.
Gegenseitige Rücksichtnahme ist für ein gutes Zusammenleben unerlässlich.
Mutual consideration is essential for living together well.
The word is a compound of 'Rücksicht' (consideration) and 'Nahme' (an old form of 'Nehmen' (taking)). It describes the act of 'Rücksicht-Nehmen' (taking others into consideration) as a noun.
Die laute Musik zeugt nicht gerade von Rücksichtnahme.
The loud music is not exactly a sign of consideration.
If you want to say what the consideration refers to, you use the preposition 'auf' followed by the accusative.
Der Fahrer zeigte wenig Rücksichtnahme auf die Fußgänger.
The driver showed little consideration for the pedestrians.
'Rücksichtnahme' (consideration) is often combined with the verbs 'üben' (to practice/exercise), 'zeigen' (to show), or 'beweisen' (to demonstrate). You can also say 'um Rücksichtnahme bitten' (to ask for consideration).
Wir bitten um gegenseitige Rücksichtnahme im Treppenhaus.
We ask for mutual consideration in the stairwell.
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Berücksichtigung and Rücksichtnahme can both mean that other people’s needs are taken into account in a decision. Berücksichtigung neutrally describes including them in the deliberation, while Rücksichtnahme additionally implies adapting one’s actions in a considerate way. For objective planning, Berücksichtigung is appropriate; for deliberately accommodating others, Rücksichtnahme is more suitable.
Bei der Planung zeigte sich Rücksichtnahme auf die Bedürfnisse der Nachbarn.
The planning showed consideration for the neighbors’ needs.
Bei der Planung erfolgte die Berücksichtigung der Bedürfnisse der Nachbarn.
The neighbors’ needs were taken into consideration during the planning.
