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German verb · CEFR C1

bedarf

Meaning in English: requires, needs (+ genitive)

Rank 747 of 5,000verbLevel C1

This is a form of bedürfen, which is not in the top 5,000 on its own.

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Das bedarf keiner weiteren Erklärung.

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How common is bedarf?

bedarf is number 747 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 120 times per million words — about once every 8,400 words.

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 62% of the words in an ordinary German text. C1 means an advanced word, mostly met in formal or written German.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 743ÖsterreichAustria
  2. 744drittenthird
  3. 745der Betriebcompany, business; operation
  4. 746der Beitragcontribution; fee; post
  5. 747bedarfrequires, needs (+ genitive)
  6. 748das Badbathroom; bath
  7. 749offenopen
  8. 750Ideenideas
  9. 751der Zeitpunktpoint in time, moment

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