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What is the difference between Abmachung and Abkommen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between Abmachung and Abkommen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They are basically the same regarding the meaning, but "Abmachung" is used in all kind of situations, whereas "Abkommen" is only used in formal settings for example the "paris climate accord" is one.
You can also use "Abmachung" as a verb as in "was hast du mit ihm abgemacht?".
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As far as I know, an "Abkommen" is something like a treaty between two or more persons/parties. It is usually used in the context of politics and when talking about different countries having "Abkommen" between them. It is rarely used in a casual sense.
"Was bedeutet das Abkommen zwischen Deutschland und der Türkei für die Flüchtlinge?" (What does the "treaty/agreement" between Germany and Turkey mean for refugees?"
"Das Abkommen zwischen Frankreich und England hat zu einer Annäherung der beiden Länder geführt"
(The "treaty/agreement" between France and England brought the two countries closer together)
"Abmachung" is more casual (but notthat much). It is very similar to "Abmachung", "Pakt" and "Vereinbarung" in meaning. An "Abmachung" is usually a verbal or written agreement to do or not to do something. To be really nitpicky, the definition says that an "Abmachung" is legally binding, but when used between friends or accquaintances it is rarely though of as that. When I think of "Abmachung" I have to think about how it's often used in movies, when teenager gangs interact with each other. I don't use that word often in my personal life. You would never use "Abkommen" to describe agreements between people you know in your everyday life.
"Wieso hast du das getan?! Wir hatten eine Abmachung!"
(Why did you do that?! We agreed on that (special thing to do or not to do)/We had an agreement!)
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