bedürfen
German (Berlin)
[bəˈdʏʁfən]
verb-irregular
Definitions
- (formal) to require, need takes the genitive of the direct object
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bedürfen inherited from Old High German bidurfan (need, require) prefix from German dürfen (need).
Origin
German (Berlin)
dürfen
Gloss
need
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- Bedürfnis German
- Bedürftigkeit German
- bedürftig German
- dürfen German
- gewöhnungsbedürftig German
- hilfsbedürftig German
- pflegebedürftig German
- bidurfan Old High German
- bedürfen Middle High German
- dürfen Middle High German