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Ersuchen: formal request — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Ersuchen

formal request

a formal request addressed to a person, authority, or institution

IPA/ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩/

Stress falls on the second syllable.

Meaning 1formal · 90%

a formal request addressed to a person, authority, or institution

Die Behörde lehnte das Ersuchen um Akteneinsicht zunächst ab.

Das Ministerium übermittelte ein Ersuchen um konsularische Unterstützung.

Das Gericht entsprach dem Ersuchen der Staatsanwaltschaft um Fristverlängerung.

Compared with Bitte, Ersuchen is markedly more formal and often institutional.

einem Ersuchen entsprechen — to comply with a request

ein Ersuchen übermitteln — to submit a formal request

Use das Ersuchen in official procedures; common patterns include ein Ersuchen um etwas and einem Ersuchen entsprechen.

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A formal noun for an official or polite request, common in administrative, diplomatic, and legal contexts.