Antrag

application

noun AN-trahk Less Common

Origin: from antragen ('to propose')

Also means

motion

Usage Note

Antrag is masculine and central to German bureaucracy: you einen Antrag stellen ('submit an application'). It also means a parliamentary 'motion' and, in der Heiratsantrag, a 'marriage proposal'. The plural takes an umlaut: Anträge.

Examples

"Ich stelle einen Antrag."

Natural Translation

I'm submitting an application.

Literal Translation

I put an application.

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