gemeinsam

together

adjective adverb ge-MAYN-zam Common

Also means

joint

Usage Note

gemeinsam means doing something jointly or 'together', and as an adjective 'shared' or 'common': ein gemeinsames Ziel ('a shared goal'). It is rooted in gemein (here 'common', not the modern 'mean'). The noun Gemeinsamkeit is a 'thing in common'.

Examples

"Wir lösen das Problem gemeinsam."

Natural Translation

We solve the problem together.

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