concession
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concession
A compromise in a negotiation or dispute in which you partially give up one of your own demands in order to make an agreement possible.
Nach langen Verhandlungen machten beide Seiten kleine Zugeständnisse.
After long negotiations, both sides made small concessions.
The noun 'Zugeständnis' (concession) is derived from the verb 'zugestehen' (to concede/grant), which means 'einräumen' (to admit/concede) or 'gewähren' (to grant). The ending '-nis' is often used to form a noun from a verb.
Er musste zugestehen, dass er einen Fehler gemacht hatte.
He had to admit that he had made a mistake.
The most common and important combination is 'ein Zugeständnis machen' (to make a concession). You should learn this phrase in order to use the word actively.
Um den Streit zu beenden, musste ich ein Zugeständnis machen.
To end the argument, I had to make a concession.
If you want to say to whom you are making a concession, you use the preposition 'an' with the accusative or the dative.
Die Regierung machte Zugeständnisse an die Demonstranten.
The government made concessions to the demonstrators.
compromise
A Kompromiss is the shared agreement in which both sides give up part of their demands. A Zugeständnis (concession), by contrast, refers specifically to one side accommodating the other. Use Kompromiss for the result and Zugeständnis for the step toward reaching it.
Als Zugeständnis gab die Vermieterin einen Teil ihrer Forderung auf, damit die Einigung möglich wurde.
As a concession, the landlady gave up part of her demand so that an agreement could be reached.
Nach langen Gesprächen fanden beide Seiten einen Kompromiss und gaben jeweils einen Teil ihrer Forderungen auf.
After lengthy discussions, both sides reached a compromise and each gave up part of their demands.
