eintreten
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaɪ̯ntʁeːtən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯ntʰʁeːtən], [-eːtn̩], [-eːʔn̩]
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Verb
eintreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt ein, past tense trat ein, past participle eingetreten, past subjunctive träte ein, auxiliary sein or haben)
- to enter, to come into [auxiliary sein]
- Bitte treten Sie ein! ― Please enter!
- to occur, to eventuate [auxiliary sein]
- to join a club association etc. [+ in (accusative)] [auxiliary sein]
- to advocate, to support, to stand for, to champion [+ für (accusative)] [auxiliary sein]
- Wir müssen für unsere Rechte eintreten. ― We must stand up for our rights.
- to kick [+ auf (accusative)] [auxiliary haben]
- Sie traten weiter auf das am Boden liegende Opfer ein, als es sich schon nicht mehr rührte. ― They continued to kick the victim, who was lying on the ground, when it had already stopped moving.
- (transitive) to open (something e.g. a door) by kicking [auxiliary haben]
- Er war stark betrunken und hat die Wohnungstür eingetreten. ― He was heavily drunk and kicked the apartment door in.
- (reflexive) to get something in one's foot by stepping on it [+ accusative (object)] [auxiliary haben]
- Weil sie kurz abgelenkt war, trat sie sich einen Nagel ein. ― She got a nail in her foot because she was distracted for a moment.
- to wear in (shoes)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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