No. 2,104 in German
zuständige
"Zuständige" means "responsible" or "competent" in the context of having authority or being in charge of something.
In a sentence
Das zuständige Amt bearbeitet die Anträge.
The responsible office processes the applications.
In this sentence, 'zuständige' is used as an adjective to describe the office that is in charge of handling the applications.
Wer ist hier die zuständige Person für diese Aufgabe?
Who is the responsible person for this task here?
Here, 'zuständige' acts as an adjective describing the person who holds responsibility for the given task.
Die zuständigen Behörden prüfen den Sachverhalt.
The respective authorities are examining the facts.
'Zuständigen' is again used as an adjective, referring to the authorities that have the appropriate jurisdiction for the examination.
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