Before you start
Meet einräumen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ein- + räumen
- ein-
- inward, into a space; metaphorically, granting room to something
- räumen
- to clear or make space
You make room by putting something into its place, or metaphorically give an argument room by conceding it.
So einräumen means to put away; to admit or concede.
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 räumen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: ein·räumen
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 clauseIch räume die Teller ein.I put the plates away.
Subordinate clauseIch weiß, dass er den Fehler einräumt.I know that he admits the mistake.
Participle: eingeräumtzu-infinitive: einzuräumen
Forms
How einräumen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | räume ein | räumte ein |
| du | räumst ein | räumtest ein |
| er/sie/es | räumt ein | räumte ein |
| wir | räumen ein | räumten ein |
| ihr | räumt ein | räumtet ein |
| Sie | räumen ein | räumten ein |
Partizip II eingeräumt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich räume die Bücher ins Regal ein.I put the books away on the shelf.prefix goes to the end
- 2Er hat seinen Fehler eingeräumt.He admitted his mistake.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie sagt, dass sie ihr Zimmer einräumt.She says that she is tidying her room.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einräumen + das Geschirr
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say when you put the dishes away.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I put them away after dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we got home, I put the fooddas Essen away.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I put the platesder Teller, die Teller away because they were still on the table.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The cupboardder Schrank that she put the cupsdie Tasse, die Tassen in is newneu.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We have to put the fooddas Essen away before it gets coldkalt.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He opened the cupboardder Schrank to put the cupsdie Tasse, die Tassen away.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Did she admit her mistakeder Fehler to him?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einräumen + dass
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense of einräumen.
- 2Add a dass-clause.
- 3Say what he admits.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you usually put away after dinner?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using einräumen.
- 2Use the present tense.
- 3Say what you put away after dinner.