Definition
Official permission to perform a particular action or use something.
Translations
- English
- permission
- Français
- autorisation
- Türkçe
- izin
- Polski
- zezwolenie
- Русский
- разрешение
- Українська
- дозвіл
Also: authorization, approval, permit
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Genehmigung
- B1
- Noun
- Services & Everyday Tasks
- Society & Public Life
permission, authorization, approval, permit
/diː ɡəˈneːmɪɡʊŋ/
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
- Genehmigungen
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Services & Everyday TasksPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Genehmigung ist ab heute gültig.NominativSing.The permit is valid from today.
- Die Stadt prüft die Genehmigung noch einmal.AkkusativSing.The city is reviewing the permit once again.
- Mit der Genehmigung darf das Café länger geöffnet bleiben.DativSing.With this permit, the café is allowed to stay open longer.
- Die Dauer der Genehmigung steht im Brief.GenitivSing.The duration of the permit is stated in the letter.
- Die Genehmigungen liegen schon auf dem Tisch.NominativPlur.The permits are already on the table.
- Wir brauchen noch zwei Genehmigungen für den Umbau.AkkusativPlur.We still need two permits for the renovation.
- Mit den Genehmigungen können die Arbeiten beginnen.DativPlur.With the permits, the work can begin.
- Die Laufzeiten der Genehmigungen stehen im Schreiben.GenitivPlur.The validity periods of the permits are stated in the letter.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Genehmigung/ɡəˈneːmɪɡʊŋ/
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Article phrase
die Genehmigung/diː ɡəˈneːmɪɡʊŋ/
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Plural
Genehmigungen/ɡənˈeːmɪɡˌʊŋən/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Genehmigung | die Genehmigungen |
| Akkusativ | die Genehmigung | die Genehmigungen |
| Dativ | der Genehmigung | den Genehmigungen |
| Genitiv | der Genehmigung | der Genehmigungen |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionohne Genehmigungohne + Akkusativ
The expression indicates that permission is lacking.
- Verb constructioneine Genehmigung beantragen + Akkusativ
One submits an official application for permission to the responsible authority.
- Adjective combinationschriftliche Genehmigung
The permission is in written form.
- Sentence patternFür [etwas] braucht man eine Genehmigung.
This sentence is used to say that an action is possible only with permission.
- Prepositional constructionmit Genehmigung der Behördemit + Dativ
This indicates that an action is carried out with permission.
- Verb constructioneine Genehmigung erteilen + Akkusativ
A competent authority or person thereby grants permission.
- Adjective combinationausdrückliche Genehmigung
The permission is clearly and explicitly granted.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymErlaubnis — permission
- Related termBestätigung — confirmation
Bestätigung and Genehmigung can both be formal administrative acts, but only Genehmigung permits or authorizes something.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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