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Zulassung

admission

noun TSOO-lah-sung Less Common

Origin: from zulassen ('to admit, permit') + -ung

Also means

registration

Usage Note

Zulassung is the formal permission to enter or operate: university admission, a drug's approval, or a car's registration (die Kfz-Zulassung). Built on the separable verb zulassen, the -ung ending makes it feminine.

Examples

"Er bekam die Zulassung zum Studium."

Natural Translation

He received admission to the degree programme.

Literal Translation

He got the admission to-the study.

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