summarizing / in summary
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in summary
Used as an adverb to introduce a conclusion or brief overview at the end of a longer explanation.
Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass das Experiment die Hypothese bestätigt hat.
In summary, it can be said that the experiment confirmed the hypothesis.
summarizing
As an adjective, describes something that represents or contains a summary.
Bitte schreiben Sie eine kurze, zusammenfassende Stellungnahme zu dem Bericht.
Please write a brief summarizing statement on the report.
'Zusammenfassend' (summarizing / in summary) is the present participle of the separable verb 'zusammenfassen' (to summarize). This form can then be used as an adjective before a noun or as an adverb at the beginning of a sentence.
Können Sie die wichtigsten Punkte kurz zusammenfassen?
Can you briefly summarize the most important points?
You can recognize the function from the sentence structure: If 'zusammenfassend' (in summary) appears at the beginning of a sentence followed by a comma, it is used as an adverb to introduce a conclusion. If it appears before a noun and has an adjective ending, such as -e, -er, or -en, it describes that noun.
Zusammenfassend war die Konferenz ein großer Erfolg.
In summary, the conference was a great success.
As an adverb at the beginning of a sentence, 'zusammenfassend' (in summary) introduces a conclusion. In this position, it is in position 1 of the sentence, followed by the verb in position 2. A common fixed phrase is 'Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass ...' (In summary, it can be said that ...).
Zusammenfassend kann man die Ergebnisse als positiv bewerten.
In summary, one can evaluate the results as positive.
As an adjective, 'zusammenfassend' (summarizing) often describes nouns that are a form of text or communication. Typical combinations are 'eine zusammenfassende Darstellung' (a summarizing presentation/account), 'ein zusammenfassender Bericht' (a summary report), or 'eine zusammenfassende Beurteilung' (a summary assessment).
Bitte schicken Sie mir eine kurze, zusammenfassende E-Mail mit den wichtigsten Entscheidungen.
Please send me a short summarizing email with the most important decisions.
final / concluding
Both words can introduce a final remark. Abschließend mainly shows that the remark comes at the end; it does not have to repeat the preceding content. Zusammenfassend, by contrast, explicitly announces a brief overview or conclusion based on what was said before.
Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen, dass der neue Plan zu teuer ist.
In summary, the new plan is too expensive.
Abschließend möchte ich allen Beteiligten für ihre Hilfe danken.
Finally, I would like to thank everyone involved for their help.
