Breakdown of Den Antrag kann man auch online stellen.
auch
also, too
können
can / to be able to
man
one / you (impersonal)
stellen
to place / to put (upright)
Questions & Answers about Den Antrag kann man auch online stellen.
Why does the sentence use stellen instead of a literal translation for "submit"?
In German, certain nouns form fixed partnerships with specific verbs. To "submit an application" or "make a request" is the set phrase einen Antrag stellen. You will often see this instead of a single verb like "apply" or a direct translation for "submit".
Why does the sentence start with Den Antrag if "you" (man) is doing the action?
German frequently uses the first position of a sentence for whatever is being emphasized. Here, the focus is on the application. We know Den Antrag is the object (the thing being submitted) and not the subject because it uses the masculine accusative article den. The actual subject is man.
How does the word man work in this sentence?
The word man is an impersonal pronoun meaning "one" or "people in general", but it is usually translated into English as a general "you". It always takes a third-person singular verb, which is why the modal verb is conjugated as kann (like er/sie/es kann) rather than kannst.