fordern

See also: fördern

German

Alternative forms

• fodern

Etymology

From Middle High German vodern/vordern, from Old High German fordarōn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔʁdəʁn/, [ˈfɔɐ̯dɐn]

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Verb

1. (transitive) to demand, ask
2. (transitive) to claim
3. (transitive) to require
4. (transitive, figuratively) to challenge

Conjugation

Template:de-conj-weak-ern Note: Forms with dropped e are also spelled with an apostrophe, e.g. ford’re instead of fordre and fordere.

Derived terms

• abfordern
• anforderung
• einfordern
• erfordern
• Forderung
• nachfordern
• überfordern
• unterfordern
• zurückfordern

 

Related terms

• vorder
• vor

See also

• abverlangen
• beanspruchen
• beantragen
• einfordern
• einklagen
• verlangen

Further reading

• “fordern” in Duden online