forlange

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to for- +‎ lange (to hand, fetch), borrowed from Middle Low German vorlangen, cognate with German verlangen, Dutch verlangen, English forlong.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrlaŋˀə/, [fʌˈlɑŋˀə]

Verb

forlange (past tense forlangte, past participle forlangt)

  1. to demand

Conjugation

Conjugation of forlange
active passive
present forlanger forlanges
past forlangte forlangtes
infinitive forlange forlanges
imperative forlang
participle
present forlangende
past forlangt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund forlangen

Synonyms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

forlange (imperative forlang, present tense forlanger, passive forlanges, simple past forlangte, past participle forlangt, present participle forlangende)

  1. demand / require, ask about, order
    Hva mer kan en forlange?
    How much more can one demand?
    Forlange to kaffe
    Order two coffies
    Er det for mye forlangt
    Is there too much demanded?
    Forlange 100 kr for arbeidet
    Demand (ask for) 100 kroners for the work.
    Forlange å bli hørt
    Need to be heard
    Det kan du umulig forlange
    You can not ask for (demand) that

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