approval / permit
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approval / permit
Official and formal permission from a responsible authority or person that allows a specific plan or project to be carried out.
Ohne eine Baugenehmigung dürfen Sie hier keine Garage errichten.
Without a building permit, you are not allowed to build a garage here.
'Genehmigung' (approval/permit) is derived from the verb 'genehmigen' (to approve). The ending '-ung' forms nouns from verbs. All nouns ending in '-ung' are feminine and have the article 'die'.
Die Stadt muss den Plan erst genehmigen.
The city must approve the plan first.
Common verbs used with 'Genehmigung' (approval/permit) are 'eine Genehmigung beantragen' (to apply for a permit), 'einholen' (to obtain), or 'bekommen' (to get) from the person’s perspective, and 'erteilen' (to grant) or 'verweigern' (to refuse) from the authority’s perspective.
Für die Veranstaltung müssen wir eine Genehmigung einholen.
We have to obtain a permit for the event.
The word 'Genehmigung' (approval/permit) belongs to formal official and administrative language. It is used whenever official, written permission is required.
Der Import der Waren erfordert eine spezielle Genehmigung vom Zoll.
The import of the goods requires a special permit from customs.
approval / consent
Zustimmung shows that a person or group agrees with a plan; it can also simply be expressed as support. Genehmigung is official permission granted by the responsible authority. Zustimmung is appropriate for support, while Genehmigung is appropriate for the formal authorization of a plan or project.
Die Stadt erteilt die Genehmigung für das geplante Straßenfest.
The city grants a permit for the planned street festival.
Die Anwohner geben ihre Zustimmung zu dem geplanten Straßenfest.
The residents give their consent to the planned street festival.
