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certified
Describes that a person, product, or process has been officially inspected and meets certain quality standards or requirements. This is confirmed by a certificate.
Dieses Produkt ist bio-zertifiziert und frei von Pestiziden.
This product is organic-certified and free of pesticides.
'Zertifiziert' (certified) is the past participle of the verb 'zertifizieren' (to certify). It is used like a normal adjective and appears either before a noun or after verbs like 'sein' (to be).
Wir verkaufen nur zertifiziertes Holz.
We sell only certified wood.
'Zertifiziert' (certified) is very often used with the preposition 'nach' (according to) and a norm or standard. This indicates which criteria were met during the inspection.
Unser Unternehmen ist nach ISO 9001 zertifiziert.
Our company is certified according to ISO 9001.
The word is often used as part of compounds to describe a specific type of certification. Common examples are 'bio-zertifiziert' (organic-certified), 'TÜV-zertifiziert' (TÜV-certified), or 'fairtrade-zertifiziert' (fair-trade certified).
Immer mehr Kunden achten darauf, ob Produkte bio-zertifiziert sind.
More and more customers pay attention to whether products are organic-certified.
recognized
Both words can describe the officially confirmed status of a process. Anerkannt means that it is accepted as valid or lawful, while zertifiziert additionally requires an inspection according to specific requirements and a certificate. Use „anerkannt“ for official validity and „zertifiziert“ for documented proof.
Das Verfahren ist nach einer festgelegten Norm zertifiziert.
The process is certified according to a specified standard.
Das Verfahren ist von der zuständigen Stelle offiziell anerkannt.
The process is officially recognized by the responsible authority.
