FromMiddle High Germanvodern/vordern, fromOld High Germanfordarōn, fromProto-West Germanic*forþ(a)rōn. More atvorder.
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fordern (weak,third-person singular presentfordert,past tenseforderte,past participlegefordert,auxiliaryhaben)
| infinitive | fordern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | fordernd | ||||
| past participle | gefordert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ichfordre ichfordere ichforder | wirfordern | i | ichfordere ichfordre | wirfordern |
| duforderst | ihrfordert | duforderest dufordrest | ihrforderet ihrfordret | ||
| erfordert | siefordern | erfordere erfordre | siefordern | ||
| preterite | ichforderte | wirforderten | ii | ichforderte1 | wirforderten1 |
| dufordertest | ihrfordertet | dufordertest1 | ihrfordertet1 | ||
| erforderte | sieforderten | erforderte1 | sieforderten1 | ||
| imperative | fordre (du) forder (du) fordere (du) | fordert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative inwürde normally preferred.
Note: Forms with droppede are also spelled with an apostrophe, e.g.ford’re instead offordre andfordere.