verb
to confirm
A2
'bestätigen': transitive verb meaning to confirm (something or someone's appointment). Regular/weak; participle bestätigt, present participle bestätigend. Uses auxiliary haben in perfect (ich habe bestätigt). Commonly forms passive (wird bestätigt). Not reflexive and no special preposition is required in most contexts.
Examples
Der Termin ist bestätigt worden.
The appointment has been confirmed.
Der Direktor bestätigte, dass die Verhandlungen im Januar begannen.
The director confirmed that the negotiations began in January.
Bitte bestätigen Sie den Empfang der E-Mail.
Please confirm receipt of the email.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture checking a box to confirm something — a check mark labeled 'bestätigt'.
Sounds like 'best-aet-igen' — think 'best' + 'tick' — you tick to confirm.
Notes
Used in formal requests and confirmation messages (e.g., confirming appointments or receipts). Note: Conjugation values do not include personal pronouns. The formal imperative (Sie) necessarily requires the pronoun 'Sie' in German, but pronouns are not allowed in these conjugation values, so the 'Sie' imperative is marked as 'not applicable'. Also: Konjunktiv I in the simple past (Präteritum) is not standard and has been marked as 'not applicable' where present.