Before you start
Meet einreichen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ein- + reichen
- ein-
- inward, into a place or recipient
- reichen
- to hand or pass
You hand something inward to the office or person receiving it.
So einreichen means to submit; to hand 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 reichen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: ein·reichen
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 reicht die Liste morgen ein.He submits the list tomorrow.
Subordinate clauseSie bleibt hier, weil sie den Brief heute einreicht.She stays here because she is submitting the letter today.
Participle: eingereichtzu-infinitive: einzureichen
Forms
How einreichen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | reiche ein | reichte ein |
| du | reichst ein | reichtest ein |
| er/sie/es | reicht ein | reichte ein |
| wir | reichen ein | reichten ein |
| ihr | reicht ein | reichtet ein |
| Sie | reichen ein | reichten ein |
Partizip II eingereicht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich reiche den Antrag heute ein.I submit the application today.prefix goes to the end
- 2Sie hat ihre Hausaufgabe gestern eingereicht.She submitted her homework yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst das Formular bis Freitag einreichen.You have to submit the form by Friday.infinitive after modal verb
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einreichen + der Antrag
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Antrag as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I submitted it yesterday.
Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When she was at schooldie Schule, she submitted the formdas Formular earlyfrüh.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He submitted the applicationder Antrag because the deadlinedie Frist was today.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The papersdas Papier, die Papiere that she submitted are on my deskder Schreibtisch.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must submit the formdas Formular today.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She went to the officedas Büro to submit the papersdas Papier, die Papiere.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Who did you submit the formdas Formular to?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einreichen + der Bericht + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Use der Bericht as the object.
- 2Add an obwohl-clause.
- 3Put the verb at the end of that clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What document have you submitted recently, and where?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in the Perfekt.
- 2Name a document you submitted.
- 3Say where you submitted it.