German VERB B1 Rank 15908

erfragen

to inquire / find out

erfragen – erfragte – hat erfragt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry erfragen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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erfragen vs nachfragen

to ask

Both verbs refer to obtaining information by asking questions. Nachfragen usually emphasizes an additional question, follow-up question, or clarification. Erfragen puts more emphasis on the result: a specific piece of information is deliberately found out.

Visual example for nachfragen
erfragen

Beim Kunden erfragte ich die genaue Lieferadresse.

I asked the customer for the exact delivery address.

nachfragen

Weil die Lieferzeit unklar war, fragte ich beim Kunden noch einmal nach.

Because the delivery time was unclear, I asked the customer again.

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