adjectiveverb

organisiert

organized

Etwas ist gut geordnet und geplant, sodass alles seinen Platz und Ablauf hat.

Definition & meaning

organisiert means organized. It can describe:

  1. Something that has been arranged or planned, such as an event or a trip.
  2. A person or system that is orderly and efficient, with things planned and managed well.

It is also a form of the verb organisieren : depending on the sentence, it can mean “organizes” or “organized.”

Grammar & Word origin

  • Part of speech: adjective or past participle of organisieren .
  • As an adjective before a noun, it takes an ending: eine organisierte Reise means “an organized trip.”
  • As a past participle, it is used with haben to form the perfect tense: hat organisiert means “has organized.”

The verb comes via French from a Greek word meaning “instrument” or “tool.”

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • strukturiert — “structured”; emphasizes having a clear arrangement.
  • ordentlich — “tidy” or “orderly”; emphasizes neatness rather than planning.
  • geplant — “planned”; emphasizes preparation rather than how orderly something is.

Antonyms

  • unorganisiert — “unorganized”; the direct opposite.
  • chaotisch — “chaotic”; suggests a stronger degree of disorder.

Common phrases & collocations

  • gut organisiert — well organized
  • schlecht organisiert — poorly organized
  • eine Veranstaltung organisieren — to organize an event

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Examples

Er ist immer sehr organisiert.adjective

He is always very organized.

Die Veranstaltung wurde gut organisiert.adjective

The event was well organized.

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