Bedarf

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German

Etymology

From Low German and Middle Low German bedarf, the present stem of bedörven (“to need”), from Old Saxon bi- + tharvōn (“to need, lack, want”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdaʁf/
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  • Hyphenation: Be‧darf

Noun

Bedarf m (strong, genitive Bedarfes or Bedarfs, plural Bedarfe)

  1. need
    Bei Bedarf dürfen Sie mich gerne wieder anrufen.
    If need be, you may call me again.
    Früher neue Bedarfe erkennen und deswegen schneller reagieren.
    Recognize needs earlier on and therefore react sooner.
  2. demand
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 25/2010, page 129:
      Zudem schrumpfen in Deutschland die Jahrgänge. Das Angebot an Arbeitnehmern, auch im Top-Bereich, wird bald nicht mehr reichen, um den Bedarf zu decken.
      In addition the age groups are shrinking in Germany. The supply of workers, also in the top region, will soon be no longer sufficient to cover the demand.

Declension

Declension of Bedarf
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bedarf die Bedarfe
genitive eines des Bedarfes, Bedarfs der Bedarfe
dative einem dem Bedarf, Bedarfe1 den Bedarfen
accusative einen den Bedarf die Bedarfe

1Now rare, see notes.

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Further reading

  • “Bedarf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bedarf” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Bedarf” in Duden online
  • Bedarf on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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