Bedürfnis
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German
Etymology
From bedürfen (“to require, need”) + -nis (“-ness”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Bedürfnis n (strong, genitive Bedürfnisses, plural Bedürfnisse)
- desire, urge
- need, necessity
- 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255:
- Wir verstehen unter Kommunismus die auf Gütergemeinschaft beruhende Gesellschaftsbeziehung, die jedem nach seinen Fähigkeiten zu arbeiten, jedem nach seinen Bedürfnissen zu verbrauchen erlaubt.
- We understand by communism the relationship of society that is based on public ownership, that allows everyone to work according to his capabilities, everyone to consume according to his needs.
- 1932, Erich Mühsam, Die Befreiung der Gesellschaft vom Staat, in: Erich Mühsam: Prosaschriften II, Verlag europäische ideen Berlin (1978), page 255:
Declension
Declension of Bedürfnis
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Bedürfnis | die | Bedürfnisse |
| genitive | eines | des | Bedürfnisses | der | Bedürfnisse |
| dative | einem | dem | Bedürfnis, Bedürfnisse1 | den | Bedürfnissen |
| accusative | ein | das | Bedürfnis | die | Bedürfnisse |
1Now rare, see notes.
