Definition
A rule or circumstance that must be fulfilled before something is allowed or possible.
Translations
- English
- condition
- Français
- condition
- Türkçe
- koşul
- Polski
- warunek
- Русский
- условие
- Українська
- умова
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Bedingung
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Society & Public Life
condition
/diː bəˈdɪŋʊŋ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Bedingungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Gute Deutschkenntnisse sind eine wichtige Bedingung für die Stelle.NominativSing.Good knowledge of German is an important requirement for the position.
- Die Behörde prüft die Bedingung für die Genehmigung sorgfältig.AkkusativSing.The authority carefully examines the condition for granting the permit.
- Bei dieser Bedingung muss der Antragsteller zusätzliche Unterlagen einreichen.DativSing.Under this condition, the applicant must submit additional documents.
- Die Erfüllung der Bedingung ist für den Vertrag entscheidend.GenitivSing.Fulfilling the condition is crucial for the contract.
- Die Bedingungen für die Teilnahme stehen in der Ausschreibung.NominativPlur.The conditions for participation are stated in the call for applications.
- Wir müssen alle Bedingungen des Vertrags genau lesen.AkkusativPlur.We must read all the terms of the contract carefully.
- Unter diesen Bedingungen kann der Vertrag verlängert werden.DativPlur.Under these conditions, the contract can be extended.
- Die Einhaltung der Bedingungen wird regelmäßig kontrolliert.GenitivPlur.Compliance with the conditions is checked regularly.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Bedingung/bəˈdɪŋʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Bedingung/diː bəˈdɪŋʊŋ/
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Plural
Bedingungen/bəˈdɪŋʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bedingung | die Bedingungen |
| Akkusativ | die Bedingung | die Bedingungen |
| Dativ | der Bedingung | den Bedingungen |
| Genitiv | der Bedingung | der Bedingungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Adjective combinationeine wichtige Bedingung
- Collocationeine Bedingung erfüllen
- Collocationeine Bedingung stellen
- Collocationeine Bedingung für etwas festlegen
- Prepositional constructionunter einer Bedingungunter + Dativ
- Sentence patternDie Bedingung muss erfüllt sein.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymVoraussetzung — prerequisite
A Bedingung is usually a specific Voraussetzung that must be fulfilled for something to be possible or permitted.
- Near-synonymAuflage
A Auflage is a binding Bedingung, often prescribed by an authority or institution.
- Broader termAnforderung
A Anforderung can be more general; a Bedingung is a specific Anforderung for a particular case.
- Easily confused withBedeutung — meaning
Bedingung refers to a prerequisite; Bedeutung refers to the meaning or content of a word or matter.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- beding-Other
- -ungSuffix
„Bedingung“ is synchronically formed from the verb „bedingen“ and the suffix „-ung“.
Word family
- bedingen
- bedingt
- Bedingtheit
- Bedingungslosigkeit
- Bedingungssatz