procurement / errand
die Besorgung, die Besorgungen
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procurement
The acquisition or obtaining of something that is needed or is supposed to be obtained.
Die Besorgung der benötigten Materialien dauerte den ganzen Vormittag.
The procurement of the required materials took the entire morning.
errand
A task or trip that you complete in order to buy, pick up, or organize something.
Ich muss noch eine Besorgung in der Apotheke machen.
I still have to run an errand at the pharmacy.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Besorgungen |
| genitive | der Besorgung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Besorgung | die Besorgungen |
| accusative | die Besorgung | die Besorgungen |
| dative | der Besorgung | den Besorgungen |
| genitive | der Besorgung | der Besorgungen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Besorgung' (procurement / errand) is derived from 'besorgen' (to obtain / take care of). The ending '-ung' forms a noun that refers to the process or result of an activity.
Die Besorgung der Eintrittskarten war schnell erledigt.
The procurement of the tickets was taken care of quickly.
In the sense of procurement, 'Besorgung' (procurement) often occurs with a genitive attribute or with 'von' and then indicates what is to be obtained.
Die Besorgung der Ersatzteile übernahm unser Hausmeister.
Our janitor handled the procurement of the replacement parts.
For a single task or trip, 'Besorgung' (errand) is especially common in the expressions 'eine Besorgung machen' (to run an errand) and 'eine Besorgung erledigen' (to take care of an errand). In the plural, the word often refers to several such trips or tasks.
Vor dem Besuch muss ich noch eine Besorgung erledigen.
Before the visit, I still have to run an errand.
Am Samstag habe ich mehrere Besorgungen in der Stadt zu machen.
On Saturday, I have several errands to run in town.
