fordert

fordert is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb fordern, meaning to demand, require, or claim as due. It is used to describe a request or requirement directed at someone or something, often in formal or assertive contexts. The verb takes a direct object in the accusative: Er fordert eine Gehaltsanpassung.

In usage, fordern expresses an action of asking someone to provide something or to take a specific action. It can take a von-phrase to indicate the subject of the demand: Die Gewerkschaft fordert von den Arbeitgebern eine Lohnerhöhung. It can also denote what a situation or condition requires: Der Notstand fordert entschlossenes Handeln. The related noun Forderung denotes the demand or claim itself, as in eine Forderung stellen or eine rechtliche Forderung.

Grammatically, fordern is a weak (regular) verb. Its present-tense forms are: ich fordere, du forderst, er fordert, wir fordern, ihr fordert, sie fordern. The perfect forms use the auxiliary haben: er hat gefordert. The passive voice is formed with wird gefordert: Es wird mehr Transparenz gefordert. Related terms include auffordern (to request or exhort) and die Forderung (the demand or claim); the word appears in contexts such as labor negotiations, legal disputes, and policy discussions.