Erfolgen

Erfolgen is a German verb meaning to occur, to take place, to be carried out, or to ensue as a consequence. It is typically used in formal, administrative, or technical contexts to indicate that an event or action happens or is completed. The verb is intransitive and often appears with an impersonal subject such as Es, or with a noun phrase describing the event: Es erfolgt eine Meldung; Die Prüfung erfolgt heute.

In terms of grammar, the present tense often uses a simple form with es: Es erfolgt, Die Prüfung erfolgt in drei Phasen. The simple past is Es erfolgte; Die Prüfung erfolgte gestern. The perfect is formed with ist erfolgt: Es ist erfolgt; Die Maßnahme ist erfolgt. The verb is not normally used with a direct object; it more commonly pairs with a subject that denotes the occurring event or process. The prefix er- does not create a separable verb here; the participle for perfect tense is erfolgt.

Usage notes and style: Erfolgen is common in official, procedural, and business language to describe that something is carried out or that a consequence takes place. It often appears in sequences or instructions: Nach Prüfung erfolgt die Freigabe; Die Lieferung erfolgt heute. It can express inevitability or order of events, and is frequently contrasted with more general verbs like stattfinden, geschehen, ablaufen.

Relation to other words: Do not confuse with Erfolge/n (success) or with fol­gen (to follow). Erfolgen focuses on the occurrence or completion of an action or event, while folgen denotes sequence or consequence in a broader sense.