Polyglot Dictionary

vorschlagen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃlaːɡn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schlägt vor
past
schlug vor
perfect
hat vorgeschlagen

Meaning

  1. to suggest, to propose

    Built from vor (before, forward) + schlagen (to hit).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • vor before, forward
  • schlagen to hit

Similar words

andeuten

Andeuten is to hint at something indirectly; vorschlagen is to suggest or propose something directly, as a concrete idea or plan.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

asesorar

Close — to suggest/propose relates to advising.

English

propose

propose is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to suggest, to propose."

Practice

1 What does vorschlagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich schlage ___, dass wir morgen früh starten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorschlagen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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