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Umgang: contact — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B1

Umgang

contact

the way someone interacts with people or handles things and situations

IPA/ˈʊmˌɡaŋ/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

the way someone interacts with people or handles things and situations

Ein respektvoller Umgang mit Kollegen ist uns wichtig.

Der sichere Umgang mit der Software wird im Kurs geübt.

Sie hat viel Erfahrung im Umgang mit schwierigen Kunden.

A very common pattern is Umgang mit + dative. Depending on context, English may use contact, interaction, handling, or dealing with.

Use Umgang mit + dative for interaction with people or handling of things.

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Which phrase is correct?

Umgang is masculine: der Umgang. In this entry it refers to the way people interact with others or deal with things and situations.