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to submit / present
To officially and formally present a proposal, offer, or plan to someone so that they can consider it or make a decision about it.
Die Agentur wird uns morgen einen ersten Entwurf für die Werbekampagne unterbreiten.
The agency will submit an initial draft for the advertising campaign to us tomorrow.
'Unterbreiten' (to submit/present) is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'unter-' remains firmly attached to the verb stem in all tenses and sentence constructions.
Er unterbreitete seinem Chef einen neuen Plan.
He presented his boss with a new plan.
This verb almost always requires a person in the dative (to whom?) and a thing in the accusative (what?). The structure is: someone submits/presents something (accusative) to someone (dative). In German: Jemand unterbreitet jemandem (Dativ) etwas (Akkusativ).
Das Komitee unterbreitete der Regierung einen Vorschlag.
The committee submitted a proposal to the government.
'Unterbreiten' (to submit/present) is a formal word used especially in business, official, and written language. It sounds professional and official.
Wir werden Ihnen in Kürze ein detailliertes Angebot unterbreiten.
We will submit a detailed offer to you shortly.
You typically use 'unterbreiten' (to submit/present) with things that are presented for a decision. Common combinations are: 'ein Angebot unterbreiten' (to submit an offer), 'einen Vorschlag unterbreiten' (to submit a proposal), or 'einen Plan unterbreiten' (to present a plan).
Die Architektin hat uns einen ersten Entwurf unterbreitet.
The architect submitted an initial draft to us.
to suggest
Both verbs can put an idea or plan forward for a decision. Vorschlagen emphasizes recommending the content and also fits ordinary conversations. Unterbreiten emphasizes the official, formal presentation to a person or body that is supposed to decide on it.
In der offiziellen Sitzung unterbreite ich der Abteilungsleiterin denselben neuen Zeitplan.
At the official meeting, I submit the same new schedule to the department manager.
Im Gespräch schlage ich der Abteilungsleiterin einen neuen Zeitplan vor.
During the conversation, I suggest a new schedule to the department manager.
