die  Ausführung

B2

Estimated CEFR level.

/ˈaʊsˌfyːʁʊŋ/

📝 What does "die Ausführung" actually mean?

The word die Ausführung (feminine, plural: die Ausführungen) has several meanings:

1. Execution / Implementation: This refers to the act of carrying out, realizing, or implementing something planned (e.g., a plan, an order, a task). It describes the process of completing a task or putting a project into action.
   Example: Die Ausführung des Bauprojekts verlief nach Plan. (The execution of the construction project went according to plan.)
2. Version / Model / Design / Make: Here, 'Ausführung' describes a specific variant, model, or the way something is designed or manufactured. It often relates to products or designs.
   Example: Das Auto ist in verschiedenen Ausführungen erhältlich. (The car is available in different versions/models.)
3. Explanation / Remarks (often plural): In this context, 'Ausführungen' (plural) refers to detailed explanations, comments, or statements on a topic.
   Example: Vielen Dank für Ihre ausführlichen Ausführungen zu diesem Thema. (Thank you for your detailed remarks/explanations on this topic.)

🚨 It's important to consider the context to understand the correct meaning.

Article rules for der, die, and das

🧐 Grammar in Detail: die Ausführung

Die Ausführung is a feminine noun. The plural is die Ausführungen. Like all German nouns ending in "-ung", it is feminine (takes 'die').

Declension Singular

Declension Plural

💡 Application Examples

• (Execution): Die sorgfältige Ausführung der Anweisungen ist entscheidend.
  (The careful execution of the instructions is crucial.)
• (Version): Welche Ausführung des Geräts bevorzugen Sie?
  (Which version/model of the device do you prefer?)
• (Explanation): Seine Ausführungen waren sehr aufschlussreich.
  (His explanations/remarks were very informative.)

🚀 When to use 'die Ausführung'?

'Die Ausführung' is used in different contexts depending on its meaning:

• Execution/Implementation: Frequently used in professional, technical, or organizational contexts. Refers to the execution of plans, orders, projects, construction work, software code, or experiments.
  Example: Die Bauleitung überwacht die Ausführung der Arbeiten. (The site management oversees the execution of the work.)
• Version/Model: Typically in connection with products, designs, or technical devices. It describes specific variants or quality levels.
  Example: Dieses Smartphone gibt es in einer Standard- und einer Pro-Ausführung. (This smartphone is available in a standard and a pro version/model.)
• Explanation/Remarks (Plural): Often in more formal conversations, presentations, reports, or academic texts when detailed explanations are given.
  Example: Der Professor bat um weitere Ausführungen zur Methodik. (The professor asked for further explanations/details regarding the methodology.)

Distinction: While 'Durchführung' and 'Umsetzung' are very close synonyms for the first meaning, 'Ausführung' sometimes places more emphasis on the manner (quality) of execution or the concrete realization.

🧠 Memory Aids for 'die Ausführung'

Article Mnemonic: Remember that almost all German nouns ending in -ung are feminine (die). Think: The 'Planung' (planning) needs 'die Ausführung' (execution). Both end in '-ung', both use 'die'.

Meaning Mnemonic: Imagine you have to lead (führen) a plan out (aus) into reality to build it – that's the Ausführung (execution). Or, you lead (führst) an idea outwards (aus) in different forms – these are the various Ausführungen (versions/models).

🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms for Ausführung

⚠️ Similar Words (Potential Confusion):

• Ausfuhr (die): Export (of goods). Don't confuse!
• Aufführung (die): Performance (in a theatre or cinema).

😄 A Little Joke

Warum war der Computer bei der Ausführung des Programms so langsam?

Weil er zu viele Fenster offen hatte und ständig lüften musste!

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Why was the computer so slow when executing the program?

Because it had too many 'Fenster' (windows) open and constantly had to 'lüften' (air out/ventilate)! (A pun on computer windows and actual windows)

📜 Poem about Ausführung

Der Plan lag klar, die Idee war da,
Doch zählt am End', was wirklich geschah.
Die Ausführung braucht Kraft und Mut,
Dann wird das Werk am Ende gut.
Ob Code, ob Bau, ob Kunst, ob Pflicht,
Ohne Ausführung gelingt es nicht.
Auch jede Art, Modell und Weise,
Ist Ausführung auf ihre Reise.

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The plan was clear, the idea was there,
But what truly counts is what happened, fair.
Execution (Ausführung) needs strength and might,
Then the work turns out just right.
Be it code, or build, or art, or chore,
Without execution (Ausführung), it succeeds no more.
Also every type, model, and style,
Is an execution (Ausführung) on its journey's mile.

❓ Riddle

Ich bin der Schritt vom Plan zur Tat,
Mal schnell, mal langsam, früh bis spat.
Ich bin das Auto, schlicht und fein,
Doch kann auch Luxus-Variante sein.
Ich bin die Rede, lang und breit,
Voller Details zu jeder Zeit (im Plural meist bereit).

Was bin ich?

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I am the step from plan to deed,
Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, fulfilling a need.
I am the car, both simple and plain,
But can also be a luxury domain.
I am the speech, long and wide,
Full of details, with nothing to hide (in plural, I reside).

What am I?
... Die Ausführung / Die Ausführungen (Execution / Version / Remarks)

🧩 More Details

Word Formation:

The word 'Ausführung' is a derived noun.

• Prefix: 'aus-' (expresses movement outwards, a result, or completion)
• Stem Verb: 'führen' (to lead, guide, carry, do)
• Suffix: '-ung' (forms feminine nouns from verbs, often denoting a process or its result)

Together, the meaning emerges: the act of leading out (into reality), leading to completion, the way something is made/designed.