Use 承認する to describe approval in workplace and institutional contexts.
The idea
承認する is a する verb meaning to approve or formally accept something. Mark the proposal, plan or application with を; conjugate する: 承認します, 承認しました and 承認して.
| Dictionary form | Polite non-past | Polite negative | Polite past | て form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 承認する | 承認します | 承認しません | 承認しました | 承認して |
Examples
- 上司は計画を承認します。The manager approves the plan.
- 委員会は昨日、提案を承認しました。The committee approved the proposal yesterday.
- 会社はまだ予算を承認していません。The company has not yet approved the budget.
- 申請を承認してください。Please approve the application.
- 社長は契約を承認してから署名しました。After approving the contract, the director signed it.
- 提案は会議で承認されました。The proposal was approved at the meeting.
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Watch out
Approval is a decision, not merely checking something: 確認する means to confirm or check. 承認される is passive, meaning that something is approved.
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承認する → ます：＿
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承認します
承認します is the polite non-past form; context determines whether the approval is present or future.
承認する → て：＿
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承認して
承認して is the て form, used to connect clauses or make a request with ください.
委員会は提案＿承認しました。（を／に）
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を
を marks 提案 as the object of 承認しました; に does not mark the approved proposal here.
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承認する → ます：＿
承認する → て：＿
委員会は提案＿承認しました。（を／に）
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Describe a plan someone approved, then change your sentence to the polite negative.