verb
to suggest, to propose
B1
vorschlagen (tr. with separable prefix: schlagen vor) means to suggest or to propose. It's separable: ich schlage vor; past participle vorgeschlagen uses auxiliary haben. Strong/irregular: present vowel a→ä (du schlägst, er schlägt), preterite schlug, Partizip II vorgeschlagen. Non‑reflexive. Very common.
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Ich schlage einen Plan vor.
I propose a plan.
Ich habe dir eine Idee vorgeschlagen.
I suggested an idea to you.
Er schlug einen Kompromiss vor.
He suggested a compromise.
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Imagine someone putting a sticky note forward on a table with an idea — they're proposing it.
Think 'for-slag-en' — you 'slap' an idea forward (suggest it).
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Vorschlagen is separable (vor + schlagen). It follows the irregular pattern of 'schlagen' (du schlägst, er schlägt; preterite 'schlug'; Partizip II 'vorgeschlagen') and takes 'haben' in perfect tenses.