diskutieren

discuss

verb dis-ku-TEE-ren Less Common

Origin: from Latin discutere

Also means

debate

Usage Note

diskutieren takes ĂĽber plus accusative for the topic (ĂĽber Politik diskutieren) or a direct object for the matter itself. The -ieren ending marks it as a loan verb, so its past participle is diskutiert with no ge- prefix. It implies more give-and-take than a simple besprechen.

Examples

"Wir diskutieren über das Problem."

Natural Translation

We are discussing the problem.

Literal Translation

We discuss about the problem.

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