Breakdown of Wir fordern vollständige Kooperation vonseiten der Eltern.
wir
we
die Eltern
the parents
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
vollständig
completely (entirely, with nothing missing)
fordern
to demand (formally, to claim)
vonseiten
on the part of
die Kooperation
the cooperation
Questions & Answers about Wir fordern vollständige Kooperation vonseiten der Eltern.
Why do we use der Eltern after vonseiten?
The preposition vonseiten (meaning "on the part of" or "from") requires the genitive case. Since Eltern (parents) is plural, the plural genitive definite article is der.
Could we use seitens instead of vonseiten in this sentence?
Yes, seitens der Eltern means exactly the same thing. Both seitens and vonseiten are formal genitive prepositions used to express who is producing an action, attitude, or statement. Vonseiten is just a slightly longer alternative.
Is it wrong to just say von den Eltern?
No, von den Eltern is grammatically correct and would mean "from the parents". However, vonseiten elevates the register of the sentence. It sounds more official, bureaucratic, or institutional, which perfectly matches the strong, authoritative tone of Wir fordern (We demand).
Why does vollständige end in -e here?
Kooperation is a feminine noun and it is in the accusative case here (it's the direct object being demanded). Because there is no article (like die or eine) in front of it, the adjective has to take the "strong" ending to show the grammatical case and gender. For feminine accusative, that ending is -e.
I always mix up fordern and fördern. What is the difference?
It's a very common B2 mix-up! fordern (without the umlaut) means "to demand" or "to require", as seen in this sentence. fördern (with the umlaut) means "to promote", "to encourage", or "to sponsor". A helpful trick is to associate the two dots on the ö in fördern with providing extra "support".
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