noun
document, supporting document
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Unterlage (die) means document or supporting document and can also mean a physical underlay or base. Common collocations: Unterlagen einreichen or als Unterlage. Plural is Unterlagen; used often in the plural for paperwork. Gender: die Unterlage. No irregular plural; declensions follow regular patterns.
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Bitte bringen Sie die Unterlage zum Termin mit.
Please bring the document to the appointment.
Bevor das Projekt genehmigt wurde, legte die Firma alle nötigen Unterlagen vor, damit die Behörde die Angaben prüfen konnte.
Before the project was approved, the company submitted all necessary documents so that the authority could check the information.
Ich brauche eine Unterlage.
I need a document.
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Imagine a flat supporting sheet under papers in a folder.
Think 'under-lay' — something that lies under or supports (a document supporting a claim).
Die Unterlage — imagine a pink folder (feminine 'die') to remember the gender.
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Can mean a single sheet, a supporting document, or underlay depending on context. Plural 'Unterlagen' commonly used to mean documents (papers).