einkehren

/ˈaɪ̯nˌkeːʁən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
kehrt ein
past
kehrte ein
perfect
ist eingekehrt

Meaning

  1. to stop off (at an inn)

    Built from ein (in, into) + kehren (to sweep).

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

Made of

  • ein in, into
  • kehren to sweep

Practice

1 What does einkehren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir kehrten in einem Gasthof ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einkehren?

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