Polyglot Dictionary

einsammeln

/ˈaɪ̯nˌzamln̩/

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

Forms

present
sammelt ein
past
sammelte ein
perfect
hat eingesammelt

Meaning

  1. to collect

    Built from ein (in, into) + sammeln (to collect).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ein in, into
  • sammeln to collect

Similar words

abholen

einsammeln is more about gathering multiple items or people together; abholen is more about picking up a single specific person or item from somewhere.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arrecadar

arrecadar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collect."

Portuguese

colecionar

colecionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collect."

Portuguese

recolher

recolher is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collect."

Practice

1 What does einsammeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Lehrerin ___ die Hefte ein.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches einsammeln?

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