Before you start
Meet einschätzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
ein- + schätzen
- ein-
- into a considered range or category
- schätzen
- to estimate or value
You estimate something and place it into a considered range or category.
So einschätzen means to assess or judge.
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·schätzen
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 schätzt die Arbeit als leicht ein.He judges the work to be easy.
Subordinate clauseIch frage sie, weil sie den Preis gut einschätzt.I ask her because she estimates the price well.
Participle: eingeschätztzu-infinitive: einzuschätzen
Forms
How einschätzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schätze ein | schätzte ein |
| du | schätzt ein | schätztest ein |
| er/sie/es | schätzt ein | schätzte ein |
| wir | schätzen ein | schätzten ein |
| ihr | schätzt ein | schätztet ein |
| Sie | schätzen ein | schätzten ein |
Partizip II eingeschätzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schätze den Preis auf zehn Euro ein.I estimate the price at ten euros.estimate a price
- 2Wir haben den Mann falsch eingeschätzt.We misjudged the man.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich frage, weil ich die Zeit nicht einschätzen kann.I ask because I can't judge the time.modal verb at the end
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einschätzen + der Preis
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Preis as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I assessed it yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I mettreffen him, I quicklyschnell assessed him.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She thinks I am too strictstreng because she cannot assess me.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The womandie Frau who assessed us worksarbeiten at my schooldie Schule.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
You must assess the situationdie Situation before you callanrufen him.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is hardschwer to assess her without talkingsprechen to her.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could you assess whether this roomdas Zimmer is biggroß enoughgenug?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
einschätzen + der neue Nachbar + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause’s verb at the end.
- 3Assess der neue Nachbar in the present tense.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
Who do you find easy to assess, and why?
Your challenge
- 1Answer in one sentence using the target verb.
- 2Use a weil-clause to give a reason.