requirement / request
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requirement
A condition, criterion, or quality that someone or something must fulfill. This meaning is especially common in professional, technical, or formal contexts.
Die neue Software erfüllt alle Anforderungen des Kunden.
The new software meets all of the customer's requirements.
request
The formal request or demand to receive or obtain something. This refers to the act of requesting itself.
Die Anforderung von zusätzlichen Unterlagen verzögerte den Prozess um eine Woche.
The request for additional documents delayed the process by a week.
The word is made up of 'an' and 'fordern' (to demand/request). An 'Anforderung' (requirement/request) is therefore literally a demand that is placed 'on' someone or something.
Die Anforderungen an die Bewerber sind sehr hoch.
The requirements for the applicants are very high.
When 'Anforderung' (requirement) describes a criterion, the person or thing that must fulfill it is often connected with the preposition 'an' and the accusative.
Das Projekt stellt hohe Anforderungen an das gesamte Team.
The project places high requirements on the entire team.
In the context of criteria, 'Anforderung' (requirement) is frequently used with verbs like 'erfüllen' (to fulfill/meet), 'entsprechen' (to correspond to/meet), or 'stellen' (to place/set).
Leider konnte das Produkt die technischen Anforderungen nicht erfüllen.
Unfortunately, the product could not meet the technical requirements.
You can often recognize the meaning from the number: in the plural ('Anforderungen', requirements), it is usually about criteria that must be fulfilled. In the singular, often with 'von' ('die Anforderung von ...', the request for ...), it usually refers to the act of requesting.
Die Anforderungen für diese Stelle sind sehr spezifisch.
The requirements for this position are very specific.
claim / demand
Der Anspruch refers to the set standard or high level that someone expects from a performance. Die Anforderung, by contrast, is a specific condition or characteristic that must be met. Use „Anspruch“ for the desired level of quality and „Anforderung“ for a single necessary criterion.
Eine wichtige Anforderung an das Produkt ist eine lange Akkulaufzeit.
An important requirement for the product is long battery life.
Der Anspruch an die Qualität des neuen Produkts ist bei diesem Unternehmen besonders hoch.
The quality standard expected of the new product is particularly high at this company.
