eine Anfrage stellen

to formally ask for information or a quote

Türkçe: bilgi talebinde bulunmak

Noun

Anfrage f.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Kommunikation

In a sentence

Der Einkäufer stellt eine Anfrage an den potenziellen Lieferanten.

How it is used

Means to formally ask for information or a quote. Neutral/formal register. Use when a company emails a supplier about product prices. Common mistake: using 'fragen' instead—'eine Anfrage stellen' is more professional.

Other verbs that go with Anfrage

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine Anfrage richten an+Akk.to direct a specific request or question to an authority

All collocations with Anfrage

Other collocations built on stellen

• (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
• Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
• den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
• jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
• eine Bedingung stellento set a condition
• zur Auswahl stellento offer a selection