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Ermöglichen Erlauben Subject Difference Meaning Allow/Enable Happen Person

Front What is the difference between ermöglichen and erlauben meaning to allow/enable?
Back Both mean that something can now happen. The subject of erlauben is usually a person who 'allows/permits' something. The subject of ermöglichen is an external factor that makes something possible/'enables' something.

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