erteilst

Erteilst is the second-person singular present indicative form of the German verb erteilen. The verb means to issue, grant, or convey something officially to someone, such as a license, permission, instruction, or assignment. Erteilen is commonly used in bureaucratic, administrative, or formal contexts, and its meaning centers on giving something to another person rather than merely communicating information.

Grammatically, erteilen is a regular weak verb. Its full present tense conjugation is: ich erteile, du erteilst, er erteilt, wir erteilen, ihr erteilt, Sie erteilen. The form erteilst is therefore tied to the informal singular you. The corresponding past tenses are erteilte (simple past) and habe/hat erteilt (present perfect). The infinitive is erteilen, and the past participle is erteilt. The verb is usually transitive and takes a direct object in the form of a noun phrase, for example eine Genehmigung, einen Auftrag, eine Anweisung.

Etymology traces erteilen to the prefix er- combined with teilen (to share, divide), with historical development shifting toward the sense of distributing or issuing something official to another party.

Usage notes: erteilen appears most often in formal or administrative language. Common collocations include eine Genehmigung erteilen (to issue a permit), eine Anweisung erteilen (to give an instruction), einen Auftrag erteilen (to issue an assignment), and Informationen erteilen (to provide information).

Examples:

- Du erteilst mir heute die Genehmigung.

- Der Lehrer erteilt den Schülern klare Anweisungen.

- Ich erteile dir eine Frist von zwei Wochen.