erteilen
Meaning in English: to give, to grant (permission etc.)
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Nur der Chef kann die Erlaubnis erteilen.
Only the boss can grant permission.
Forms of erteilen in the top 5,000
German verbs change their ending with the person and tense, and each form is counted on its own. These forms of erteilen are also in the top 5,000:
Die Stadt hat die Genehmigung erteilt.
The city has granted the permit.
How common is erteilen?
erteilen is number 4,974 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 16 times per million words — about once every 63,000 words. Its most frequent form is erteilt (#2,530).
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 79% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 4,970angewandteapplied
- 4,971anschließendensubsequent, following
- 4,972Gewerkschaftentrade unions
- 4,973Potenzialepotential (plural)
- 4,974erteilento give, to grant (permission etc.)
- 4,975die Modefashion
- 4,976das Kabinettcabinet (government)
- 4,977künstlerischeartistic
- 4,978freigegebenreleased, cleared, approved
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