Polyglot Dictionary

einordnen

/ˈaɪ̯nˌʔɔʁdnən/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
ordnet ein
past
ordnete ein
perfect
hat eingeordnet

Meaning

  1. to classify, to file

    Built from ein (in, into) + ordnen (to sort).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ein in, into
  • ordnen to sort

Similar words

sortieren

Einordnen is to classify something, placing it into its correct category or file; sortieren is the more mechanical act of sorting items, e.g. by size or order.

Similar in other languages

French

classer

classer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to classify, to file."

Practice

1 What does einordnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Akten ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einordnen?

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