Pass on a provisional agreement with its conditions intact
Eine vorläufige Zusage mit ihren Grenzen weitergeben
Distinguish a provisional hold, a conditional confirmation and a final decision using unter Vorbehalt and sofern.
A message can be positive without being final. In a fictional community centre, a room is provisionally held for a group until Wednesday 12:00. A final confirmation depends on the technical inspection being completed by Tuesday evening and the group accepting the arrangement by Wednesday noon. The inspection is still open. Unter Vorbehalt der technischen Freigabe makes that dependency explicit. A paraphrase can use sofern: Der Termin wird bestätigt, sofern die technische Freigabe rechtzeitig vorliegt und die Gruppe fristgerecht zusagt. Keep both conditions; meeting one does not establish the other. The word gegebenenfalls introduces a possible next step, not an action that has already occurred. Tell the group what it can do now and what it must still await.
Der Raum ist bis Mittwochmittag vorläufig vorgemerkt.
The room is provisionally held until Wednesday noon.
Die Zusage steht unter dem Vorbehalt der technischen Freigabe.
The agreement is subject to technical clearance.
Diese Freigabe muss bis Dienstagabend vorliegen.
That clearance must be available by Tuesday evening.
Außerdem muss die Gruppe bis Mittwoch um zwölf Uhr zustimmen.
The group must also agree by Wednesday at twelve.
Erst wenn beide Bedingungen erfüllt sind, ist die Bestätigung endgültig.
Only when both conditions are met is the confirmation final.
Gegebenenfalls müssen wir nach einem anderen Raum fragen; bestätigt ist noch keiner.
If necessary, we will have to ask about another room; none is confirmed yet.
A message can be positive without being final. In a fictional community centre, a room is provisionally held for a group until Wednesday 12:00. A final confirmation depends on the technical inspection being completed by Tuesday evening and the group accepting the arrangement by Wednesday noon. The inspection is still open. Unter Vorbehalt der technischen Freigabe makes that dependency explicit. A paraphrase can use sofern: Der Termin wird bestätigt, sofern die technische Freigabe rechtzeitig vorliegt und die Gruppe fristgerecht zusagt. Keep both conditions; meeting one does not establish the other. The word gegebenenfalls introduces a possible next step, not an action that has already occurred. Tell the group what it can do now and what it must still await.
Distinguish a provisional hold, a conditional confirmation and a final decision using unter Vorbehalt and sofern.
Do not drop the technical condition when reporting a positive reply, or treat a room hold as an unconditional final booking.
Identify provisional status, each condition and each deadline. Preserve all linked conditions when paraphrasing a conditional agreement.
Write a 180–220-word German update to a fictional community group: room held provisionally until Wednesday 12:00; final confirmation requires technical clearance by Tuesday evening and group acceptance by Wednesday 12:00; clearance is still pending; no alternative room is yet confirmed. Explain the present status and actions, using unter Vorbehalt and sofern without inventing approval.