提てい起き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

raise an issue; pose a question; bring up a problem; present

Often used as 問題を提起する, 疑問を提起する, or 課題を提起する. It sounds more formal and written than simply saying 問題を出す or 話題にする.

• その記き事じは重じゅう要ような問もん題だいを提てい起きしている。

  The article raises an important issue.

• 会かい議ぎで新あたらしい疑ぎ問もんが提てい起きされた。

  A new question was raised at the meeting.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

file a lawsuit; lodge a claim; submit a case

Legal use, especially in collocations such as 訴訟を提起する. It means formally bringing a case, claim, or action before a court or similar authority.

• 会かい社しゃは元もと社しゃ員いんに対たいして訴そ訟しょうを提てい起きした。

  The company filed a lawsuit against the former employee.

• 期き限げん内ないに請せい求きゅうを提てい起きする必ひつ要ようがある。

  It is necessary to file the claim within the deadline.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

lifting up

Archaic literal use meaning to lift or raise something up. In modern Japanese, 提起 is normally understood as raising an issue or filing a case, not physically lifting an object.

• 古ふるい文ぶん章しょうでは、「提てい起き」が物ものを持もち上あげる意い味みで用もちいられることがある。

  In old writing, 提起 may be used to mean lifting something up.