eine Forderung stellen

to make a demand

Türkçe: talepte bulunmak

Not eine Forderung machen

English says to make, so machen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Forderung goes with stellen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Forderung f.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Der Kunde stellte eine Forderung auf Schadensersatz.

How it is used

Means 'to make a demand' – putting forward a request expecting compliance. Neutral/formal register. Use in customer complaints or when asking for a raise. More direct and assertive than 'eine Bitte äußern' (to make a request).

Other verbs that go with Forderung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Forderung erhebento raise a demand

All collocations with Forderung

Other collocations built on stellen

• (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
• eine Anfrage stellento formally ask for information or a quote
• Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
• den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
• jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
• eine Bedingung stellento set a condition