Efterspørges

Efterspørges is a Danish verb form meaning is requested or is sought after. It is the present passive form of the verb efterspørge, which means to request, to inquire for, or to demand something. The passive is typically formed with the suffix -es and is commonly used in formal or official contexts to indicate that someone else has requested or is requesting something of the subject.

In use, efterspørges often appears in bureaucratic, legal, or media language. For example: Direktoratet efterspørger yderligere dokumentation. In this sentence, the authorities are requesting additional documentation. A parallel active construction would be myndighederne efterspørger yderligere dokumentation, while the corresponding passive form is yderligere dokumentation efterspørges af myndighederne. The construction can also be rendered with bliver: Oplysningerne bliver efterspurgt af myndighederne, conveying a similar sense.

Etymologically, efterspørge combines prefixet efter- (after, in search of) with spørge (to ask). The related noun efterspørgsel denotes demand or request, and efterspurgt is the past participle used in adjectival or passive contexts. Related verbs include forespørge (to inquire) and anmodning or forespørgsel for related notions of asking or requesting.

Overall, efterspørges is a formal, passive counterpart to efterspørge, emphasizing that the subject is the recipient of a request or demand from others, rather than initiating the action itself.