Geforderten

Geforderten is not a standalone term in German, but a declined form of the past participle gefordert that is used as an adjective. The base verb gefordert comes from fordern, meaning to demand or require. The prefix ge- marks it as a past participle, which can function as part of a compound expression or as an adjective describing a noun.

Grammatical role and declension. When the participle gefordert is used attributively before a noun, it behaves like an adjective and follows German declension rules. In plural with a definite article, it takes the ending -en: die geforderten Unterlagen, die geforderten Voraussetzungen. This form signals that the items in question have been demanded or required by an authority, standard, or context. Other examples include der geforderte Antrag (masculine singular), die geforderte Prüfung (feminine singular), and die geforderten Normen (plural).

Usage notes. Gefordert conveys a sense of requirement imposed by someone or something, such as an employer, regulator, or set of standards. It appears frequently in administrative, legal, and educational texts, for example: Die geforderten Unterlagen müssen bis zum Termin vorliegen. The word is closely related to jedoch ersetzbar mit erfordern bzw. erforderlich, wobei erforderlich eher bedeutet, dass etwas notwendig ist, während gefordert betont, dass etwas von außen verlangt wird.

See also. For further context, see fordern, das Past Participle gefordert, and the adjective forms gefordert/geforderte/geforderten in different genders and numbers.