abverlangen
German, verb[ˈapfɛɐ̯ˌlaŋən]
abverlangen is spelled A-B-V-E-R-L-A-N-G-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 68,093rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abverlangen is a German verb meaning “to demand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Leistung, ein Verhalten oder Geld von jemandem verlangen”.
What does abverlangen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to demand
jemandem ein Opfer abverlangen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Leistung, ein Verhalten oder Geld von jemandem verlangen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abverlangen
- verlangt ab present singular third-person
- verlangte ab past
- abverlangt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- abverlangend participle present
- abzuverlangen infinitive infinitive-zu
- verlange ab first-person indicative present
- verlangen ab first-person indicative plural
- verlangst ab indicative present second-person
- verlangest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- verlanget ab plural second-person subjunctive
- verlangten ab first-person indicative plural
- verlangtest ab indicative preterite second-person
- verlangtet ab indicative plural preterite
- verlang ab! imperative singular
- verlange ab! imperative singular
- verlangt ab! imperative plural
- abverlangt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abverlangen?
- [ˈapfɛɐ̯ˌlaŋən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abverlangen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abverlangen in German?
abverlangen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).