German Conversation · Level 85
59 words
German word
Bestätigung
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈʃtɛːtɪgʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine nounconfirmation
Example
Bitte sende mir die Bestätigung per E-Mail.
Please send me the confirmation by email.
More examples
Er hat mir telefonisch eine mündliche Bestätigung gegeben.
He gave me verbal confirmation by phone.
Core concept
An official paper or email that makes a prior action, receipt, or agreement stand as verified.
Common phrases
mündliche Bestätigung
oral confirmation
formelle Bestätigung
formal confirmation
Similar words
Bescheinigung: An issued document certifying that a fact or procedure has taken place.
Quittung: A receipt showing that payment or a fee has been received.
Empfangsbestätigung: A written or electronic acknowledgment that an item or message was received.
Nachweis: Evidence or a document showing that a fact or qualification exists.
Definition in German
Formeller Hinweis oder Beleg, mit dem eine Handlung, ein Empfang oder eine Vereinbarung offiziell bestätigt wird.
Word origin
Bestätigung is formed from bestätigen with the productive suffix -ung, which names an action or its result.
Usage tips
- Bestätigung is feminine, so the definite article is die and the plural is Bestätigungen.
Other meanings
- attestationnoun
- acknowledgmentnoun
Opposites
- Absagerefusalnoun
Related words
- bestätigenconfirmverb
- Bestätigungsformularconfirmation formnoun