Before you start
Meet einbeziehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ein- + beziehen
- ein-
- into a group, scope, or consideration
- beziehen
- to relate or refer to
Bring something into the scope of what is being related or considered.
So einbeziehen means to include, involve, or take into account.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: ein·beziehen
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 clauseWir beziehen alle Kinder in das Spiel ein.We include all the children in the game.
Subordinate clause…, weil sie ihre Mutter in den Plan einbezieht.… because she includes her mother in the plan.
Participle: einbezogenzu-infinitive: einzubeziehen
Forms
How einbeziehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | beziehe ein | bezog ein |
| du | beziehst ein | bezogst ein |
| er/sie/es | bezieht ein | bezog ein |
| wir | beziehen ein | bezogen ein |
| ihr | bezieht ein | bezogt ein |
| Sie | beziehen ein | bezogen ein |
Partizip II einbezogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Wir beziehen alle Kinder in das Spiel ein.We include all the children in the game.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat ihre Mutter in den Plan einbezogen.She included her mother in the plan.Perfekt with haben
- 3…, weil er mich in das Gespräch einbezieht.… because he includes me in the conversation.verb at the end after weil
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einbeziehen + der Plan
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Plan.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We included him in the gamedas Spiel.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When my sisterdie Schwester made a plander Plan, she included me in the workdie Arbeit.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I include them because they know the towndie Stadt wellgut.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The listdie Liste that he included in the emaildie E-Mail was very helpfulhilfreich.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We should include her in the conversationdas Gespräch.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She calledanrufen me to include me in the plander Plan.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you include your childrendas Kind, die Kinder in the decisiondie Entscheidung?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einbeziehen + der Vorschlag + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put its verb at the end.
- 3Use the proposal as an accusative pronoun in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who would you include in a family plan?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Say whom you would include.