Definition
A written or spoken statement showing that something is correct, arranged, or successfully completed.
Translations
- English
- confirmation
- Français
- confirmation
- Türkçe
- onay
- Polski
- potwierdzenie
- Русский
- подтверждение
- Українська
- підтвердження
GERMAN DICTIONARY
confirmation
/diː bəˈʃtɛːtɪɡʊŋ/
A written or spoken statement showing that something is correct, arranged, or successfully completed.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Bestätigung | die Bestätigungen |
| Akkusativ | die Bestätigung | die Bestätigungen |
| Dativ | der Bestätigung | den Bestätigungen |
| Genitiv | der Bestätigung | der Bestätigungen |
A Bestätigung communicates that something is correct or agreed upon; a Nachweis usually serves as evidence through a document or verifiable facts.
A Bestätigung usually reinforces information that already exists; a Zusage, by contrast, explicitly promises a future performance or decision.
A Bestätigung is a specific Mitteilung that reinforces correctness, agreement, or successful completion.
Bestätigung and Genehmigung can both be formal administrative acts, but only Genehmigung permits or authorizes something.
A Bestätigung is the communication itself; a Bestätigungsnummer identifies that communication or a process.
Formation typeDerived word
„Bestätigung“ is a derivative of the verb „bestätigen“ with the suffix „-ung“.