adjective
complicated
B1
kompliziert means 'complicated'. As an adjective it's gradable (komplizierter, am kompliziertesten) and can function as a participle derived from the verb komplizieren. Opposite: einfach. Regular comparative. Used attributively and predicatively; context may imply an ongoing process (from the verb) or a static description when purely adjectival. The verb komplizieren uses haben.
Examples
Obwohl die Aufgabe kompliziert war, löste das Team das Problem, indem es in Ruhe diskutierte.
Although the task was complicated, the team solved the problem by discussing it calmly.
Die Situation ist kompliziert und braucht Zeit.
The situation is complicated and needs time.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a tangled ball of string labeled 'kompliziert' to recall complexity.
complicated → 'kompliziert' sounds like 'complicated' (similar rhythm).
Notes
Kompliziert is often used as an adjective derived from the verb 'komplizieren' (to complicate). It can describe systems, situations, or processes.