adjective
ecological, environmentally friendly
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Ökologisch is an adjective meaning ‘ecological’ or ‘environmentally friendly’. It describes practices, products, or approaches that consider ecosystems and sustainability. It’s gradable (comparative ökologischer, superlative am ökologischsten). Antonym: unökologisch. Used attributively and predicatively with normal German adjective endings; no special prepositions.
Examples
Das neue Projekt war ökologisch sinnvoll, obwohl die Kosten höher ausfielen als erwartet.
The new project was ecologically sensible, although the costs turned out to be higher than expected.
Wir versuchen, möglichst ökologisch zu leben und auf Plastik zu verzichten.
We try to live as environmentally friendly as possible and avoid plastic.
Viele Menschen kaufen ökologische Lebensmittel, weil sie die Umwelt schonen wollen.
Many people buy ecological food because they want to protect the environment.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a green leaf-shaped stamp that says "ökologisch" on organic products.
Sounds like English "eco-logical" which helps remember the meaning.
Notes
Used both as an adjective (ökologische Produktion) and in adverbial senses in compounds. Common in discussions about sustainability.