German Conversation · Level 81
58 words
German word
Urkunde
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈuːɐ̯ˌkʊndə/
Meaning
- feminine nouncertificate
Example
Sie bekam eine Urkunde.
She received a certificate.
More examples
Das Amt stellte ihm eine Urkunde aus.
The office issued him a certificate.
Core concept
A formal paper that records and validates an achievement, fact, or legal right.
Common phrases
eine Urkunde ausstellen
issue a certificate
eine Urkunde erhalten
receive a certificate
die Urkunde unterschreiben
sign the certificate
Similar words
Zertifikat: An official document confirming completion of a course or success in an exam.
Zeugnis: A document recording grades or evaluations from school or work.
Bescheinigung: A brief written confirmation of a fact or completed procedure.
Attest: A doctor's written statement about a person's health or medical condition.
Definition in German
Ein offizielles Schriftstück, das eine Tatsache oder ein Recht schriftlich bestätigt.
Word origin
Urkunde comes through Middle High German urkunde from Old High German urkund(i), meaning testimony or proof, and later specialized as an official written record.
Usage tips
- Urkunde is feminine, so the forms are die Urkunde and die Urkunden; English certificate does not indicate this grammatical gender.
Other meanings
- official documentnoun
Opposites
- Mündlichkeitoralitynoun
Related words
- beurkundencertifyverb
- Beurkundungcertificationnoun
- urkundlichdocumentaryadjective