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

Inflection of forlange

	present	past
simple	forlanger	forlangte
perfect	har forlangt	havde forlangt
passive	forlanges	forlangtes
participle	forlangende	forlangt
imperative	forlang	—
infinitive	forlange	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	forlangen	—

Synonyms

• kræve

References

• “forlange” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

References

• “forlange” in The Bokmål Dictionary.