Breakdown of Wir bitten um Rechnungskorrektur, zumal der Arbeitspreis doppelt ist.
sein
to be
wir
we
bitten
to request
doppelt
twice
Questions & Answers about Wir bitten um Rechnungskorrektur, zumal der Arbeitspreis doppelt ist.
Why is it wir bitten um and not just wir bitten?
In German, bitten can be used in two common patterns:
- jemanden bitten, etwas zu tun = to ask someone to do something
- Wir bitten Sie, die Rechnung zu korrigieren.
- um + accusative = to ask for something
- Wir bitten um Rechnungskorrektur.
In your sentence, the speaker is asking for a correction, so um is required.
Why is there no article before Rechnungskorrektur?
German often leaves out the article in formal, business, or administrative language when referring to something in a general or official way.
So um Rechnungskorrektur sounds concise and businesslike.
You could also say:
- um eine Rechnungskorrektur = asking for a correction, less compressed
- um die Rechnungskorrektur = referring to a specific correction already known in context
Without an article, it sounds like standard office or email German.
Why is Rechnungskorrektur written as one word?