Polyglot Dictionary

auffordern

/ˈaʊfˌfɔʁdɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
fordert auf
past
forderte auf
perfect
hat aufgefordert

Meaning

  1. to request, to call upon

    Built from auf (up, open) + fordern (to demand).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • fordern to demand

Similar words

aufrufen

aufrufen and auffordern are close synonyms for "to call upon, to request," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does auffordern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lehrer ___ uns auf, leise zu sein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches auffordern?

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