Definition
The amount of something required for a particular purpose.
Translations
- English
- need
- Français
- besoin
- Türkçe
- ihtiyaç
- Polski
- zapotrzebowanie
- Русский
- потребность
- Українська
- потреба
GERMAN DICTIONARY
need
/deːɐ̯ bəˈdaʁf/
The amount of something required for a particular purpose.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Bedarf | die Bedarfe |
| Akkusativ | den Bedarf | die Bedarfe |
| Dativ | dem Bedarf | den Bedarfen |
| Genitiv | des Bedarfs | der Bedarfe |
Bedarf refers to the amount needed; Nachfrage usually means the specific desire or the actual search for it.
Bedarf means here an amount needed; Erfordernis refers more generally to something that is necessary or must be fulfilled.