noun
request, invitation
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Aufforderung: feminine noun meaning 'request' or 'invitation' and also 'call to act'. Die Aufforderung, plural Aufforderungen. Often used with 'an' (Aufforderung an jemanden) or 'zu' (Aufforderung zu etwas). Common in formal notices and legal contexts. Can be a prompt, formal demand or polite invitation.
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Die Firma erhielt eine Aufforderung, die Rechnung zu bezahlen.
The company received a request to pay the invoice.
Er reagierte nicht auf die Aufforderung, das Gebäude zu verlassen.
He did not respond to the request to leave the building.
Die Aufforderung zur Evakuierung wurde ignoriert, obwohl die Lage gefährlich war.
The request to evacuate was ignored, although the situation was dangerous.
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Imagine a formal letter stamped 'Aufforderung' asking you to act.
Sounds like 'offer-durung' — think of an 'offer' or formal 'ask'.
Nouns ending in '-ung' are always feminine in German: think 'die -ung'.
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Aufforderung often denotes a formal written or spoken request, summons, or invitation. As with many '-ung' nouns, it is feminine and forms its plural with -en.