genehmigen

B1

to approve, permit

English meaning
to approve, permit
Vocabulary package
Contracts & Employment

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genehmigen in a sentence

Mein Chef hat mir sechs Wochen Urlaub genehmigt.

My boss approved six weeks of vacation for me.

Conjugation of genehmigen

ichgenehmige
dugenehmigst
er/sie/esgenehmigt
wirgenehmigen
ihrgenehmigt
sie/Siegenehmigen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
genehmigte
Perfect
hat genehmigt

Where genehmigen comes from

Genehmigen trat an die Stelle des älteren Ausdrucks (für) genehm halten. Möglicherweise ist es eine aus der Amtssprache stammende Verdeutschung des französischen Wortes agréer (annehmen, gutheißen, zulassen).

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Questions about genehmigen

How do you conjugate genehmigen?

Present tense: genehmige, genehmigst, genehmigt, genehmigen, genehmigt, genehmigen. Simple past: genehmigte. Perfect: hat genehmigt.

What does genehmigen mean in English?

genehmigen means "to approve, permit". For example: "Mein Chef hat mir sechs Wochen Urlaub genehmigt." — "My boss approved six weeks of vacation for me."

What level is genehmigen in German?

genehmigen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the contracts & employment vocabulary.

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