Before you start
Meet einbauen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ein- + bauen
- ein-
- into or within something
- bauen
- to build
Build something into a larger structure so it becomes part of it.
So einbauen means to install or build in.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on bauen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: ein·bauen
In a main clause the prefix ein splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseEr baut eine neue Lampe ein.He is installing a new lamp.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass sie einen Ofen einbaut.I know that she is fitting an oven.
Participle: eingebautzu-infinitive: einzubauen
Forms
How einbauen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | baue ein | baute ein |
| du | baust ein | bautest ein |
| er/sie/es | baut ein | baute ein |
| wir | bauen ein | bauten ein |
| ihr | baut ein | bautet ein |
| Sie | bauen ein | bauten ein |
Partizip II eingebaut · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich baue heute einen neuen Herd ein.I’m installing a new stove today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Wir haben gestern ein neues Fenster eingebaut.We installed a new window yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass wir eine neue Tür einbauen.She says that we are fitting a new door.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einbauen + die Lampe
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say where you install the lamp.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
My fatherder Vater installed it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we moved intoeinziehen the newneu housedas Haus, the workersder Arbeiter, die Arbeiter installed the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She is happyglücklich because they installed the newneu windowsdas Fenster, die Fenster.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The mander Mann who installed the ovender Ofen is my neighborder Nachbar.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to install the newneu doordie Tür tomorrowmorgen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
They decidedbeschließen to install a newneu shelfdas Regal in the kitchendie Küche.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did you install the lightsdie Lampe, die Lampen for her?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einbauen + der Kühlschrank + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use a pronoun for der Kühlschrank in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What would you like to install in your home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence.
- 2Say what you would like to install at home.