einigen

/ˈaɪ̯nɪɡn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
einigt
past
einigte
perfect
hat einigt

Meaning

  1. to agree, to come to an agreement (reflexively: sich einigen)

    Related to einig (in agreement) and einige (some) via the root ein- (one).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does einigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie konnten sich nicht ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einigen?

See also

verb

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