German Word Family

fragen

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What to watch for

Watch Nachfrage: outside a conversation it usually means economic demand, not a follow-up question.

Prefixed verbs

  • anfragen inquire / request B1

    an + fragen

  • befragen question / survey B1 Shifted meaning

    be + fragen

  • nachfragen ask / check B1

    nach + fragen

  • zurückfragen Coming soon to ask back B1

    zurück + fragen

Derived nouns

  • die Frage question A1

    fragen → die Frage

  • die Anfrage inquiry B1

    anfragen → die Anfrage

  • die Nachfrage demand / follow-up question B1 Shifted meaning

    nachfragen → die Nachfrage

    Two meanings, and the business one is more common in writing: Angebot und Nachfrage is supply and demand.

  • die Befragung survey / questioning B1

    befragen → die Befragung

Compounds

  • der Fragebogen questionnaire B1

    Frage- + Bogen

  • Fragestellung Coming soon research question, issue B1 Shifted meaning

    Frage- + Stellung

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