noun
certificate
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Means certificate, document, or deed — a formal written record. Noun: feminine die Urkunde; plural Urkunden. Typical legal or official uses: eine Urkunde ausstellen (to issue a certificate) or eine Urkunde vorlegen (to present a document). Countable; plural form Urkunden.
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Ich habe eine Urkunde bekommen.
I received a certificate.
Er hat die Urkunde bekommen.
He received the certificate.
Die Gemeinde übergab die Urkunde an die Gewinnerin, nachdem ihr Name offiziell bestätigt wurde.
The community handed the certificate to the winner after her name was officially confirmed.
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Imagine a formal paper with a seal and the words 'Your Certificate' — that's an 'Urkunde'.
Sounds a bit like 'your-code' — think 'your official paper' = certificate.
die — picture a woman handing over the certificate (die Frau überreicht die Urkunde) to remember the feminine article.
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Commonly refers to official documents such as certificates, deeds, or charters. Plural 'Urkunden' for multiple certificates or documents.