kommentieren

to comment on

verb ko-men-TEE-ren Rare

Origin: from Latin commentarius

Also means

to annotate, to provide commentary

Usage Note

kommentieren means to give a commentary or annotation on a text, event, or statement. In academic contexts it often means to annotate a source; in journalism it means to provide editorial opinion.

Examples

"Der Lehrer hat die Fehler im Aufsatz ausführlich kommentiert."

Natural Translation

The teacher commented on the mistakes in the essay in detail.

Literal Translation

The teacher has the mistakes in the essay extensively commented.

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