Noun
die Befugnis
Pronunciation: /bəˈfuːknɪs/
permission, authorization
C2
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plural Befugnisse
Meanings
Noun
- permission, authorization
- legal authority, capacity, competence
Example sentence
Er hat seine Befugnisse überschritten.
He has overstepped his authority.
Word forms
singular
die Befugnis
plural
die Befugnisse
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Befugnis
Accusativedie Befugnis
Dativeder Befugnis
Genitiveder Befugnis
Plural
Nominativedie Befugnisse
Accusativedie Befugnisse
Dativeden Befugnissen
Genitiveder Befugnisse
Usage
- die Befugnis haben, etwas zu tun — have authority to do something; infinitive with zu
- Befugnis / Befugnisse — authorization / powers; plural doubles s before -e
Nur die Leiterin hatte die Befugnis, diese Unterlagen freizugeben.
Only the manager had authority to release these documents.