eintauschen

/ˈaɪ̯nˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
tauscht ein
past
tauschte ein
perfect
hat eingetauscht

Meaning

  1. to exchange

    Built from ein (in, into) + tauschen (to swap).

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

Made of

  • ein in, into
  • tauschen to swap

Similar words

umtauschen

umtauschen is the common word for returning or exchanging a purchased item at a store; eintauschen is broader, often used for trading one thing for another, as in eintauschen gegen.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

trocar

trocar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exchange."

Practice

1 What does eintauschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich tausche Dollar in Euro ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches eintauschen?

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