beauftragst

Beauftragst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb beauftragen. Beauftragen means to commission, to appoint, to entrust with a task, or to authorize someone to perform a duty. Beauftragst is used when addressing someone informally with the pronoun du.

In standard conjugation, the forms are: ich beauftrage, du beauftragst, er/sie/es beauftragt, wir beauftragen, ihr beauftragt, sie/Sie beauftragen. The past tense can be formed with haben: du hast beauftragt. A simple past (imperfect) form also exists: du beauftragtest, though this is less common in everyday speech and often replaced by the perfect.

Usage and nuance: beauftragen is commonly used in business, administration, law, and everyday coordination when one person assigns responsibility to another. Examples include “Ich beauftrage dich, den Bericht zu prüfen” (I authorize you to review the report) and “Beauftragst du mich, dieses Dokument zu prüfen?” (Are you commissioning me to review this document?). The phrase “Ich habe dich beauftragt” signals that the speaker has given formal orders or authority.

Related forms and distinctions: the noun Beauftragter (the designated person or agent) and the act Beauftragung (the act of commissioning). The formal address uses Sie beauftragen (you, formal) in contrast to du beauftragst for informal speech.

Translation: beauftragen translates to to commission, to appoint, to entrust, or to authorize someone to act on a task. Beauftragst specifically corresponds to the second-person singular present tense form you commission.