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disputed
Describes a matter, claim, or right about which there is disagreement and which is disputed or contested. Often used in legal contexts.
Der genaue Grenzverlauf zwischen den beiden Grundstücken ist seit Jahren streitig.
The exact boundary line between the two properties has been disputed for years.
to contest something
To challenge a person's claim to something or try to take something away from them that they believe they have a right to.
Sein Konkurrent versuchte, ihm den Posten als Abteilungsleiter streitig zu machen.
His competitor tried to contest his position as department head.
The adjective 'streitig' (disputed) is derived directly from the noun 'der Streit' (the argument/dispute). It describes something about which there is a dispute or disagreement.
Die Frage, wer für den Schaden verantwortlich ist, ist noch streitig.
The question of who is responsible for the damage is still disputed.
The most common use is the fixed expression 'jemandem etwas streitig machen' (to contest something someone has / to try to take something from someone). The person from whom one is trying to take something is in the dative, and the thing is in the accusative.
Sie will mir meinen Parkplatz streitig machen.
She wants to contest my claim to my parking space.
Used on its own, 'streitig' (disputed) appears mainly in legal and administrative language. It is then usually used with the verb 'sein' (to be) and describes a disputed fact.
Es ist streitig, ob die Kündigung rechtzeitig erfolgte.
It is disputed whether the termination was made in time.
You can recognize the meaning from the verb: If 'streitig' (disputed) is used with a form of 'sein' (to be), it means 'umstritten' (disputed/controversial). If it is used with 'machen' (to make), the fixed expression 'to want to take something away from someone' is meant.
Der Anspruch ist streitig.
The claim is disputed.
disputed / contentious
Both words concern a claim that is disputed. Strittig usually directly describes a claim as unresolved or contested. Streitig is especially common in the set phrase „jemandem etwas streitig machen“ (to contest something), when one person challenges another person's claim.
Der Bruder macht seiner Schwester den Anspruch auf das Haus streitig.
The brother is contesting his sister's claim to the house.
Ob die Schwester einen Anspruch auf das Haus hat, ist strittig.
Whether the sister has a claim to the house is disputed.
