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einladen

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧la‧den

Etymology 1

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From Middle High German īnladen, from Old High German inladōn, inladēn, from in- + ladōn, ladēn (to invite), from Proto-Germanic *laþōną (to invite). The originally weak verb -laden in einladen and vorladen is unrelated to laden (to load), but was early on conflated with the latter.

Verb

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einladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt ein, past tense lud ein, past participle eingeladen, past subjunctive lüde ein, auxiliary haben) (chiefly transitive)

  1. to invite (to ask someone to come) [with zu (+ dative) ‘to an event or location’]
    Antonym: ausladen
    Warum hast du ihn eingeladen? Keiner von uns mag ihn.Why did you invite him? None of us like him.
  2. to invite (to make it seem easy or pleasant for someone to do something) [with zu (+ dative) ‘to an activity’ or zu (+ infinitive)]
    Die schattige Bank lädt zum Verweilen ein.The shady bench invites people to stay and rest for a while.
    • 1801, Wilhelm von Humboldt, edited by Andreas Flitne and Klaus Giel, Werke in fünf Bänden, volume II, Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, published 2010, →ISBN, page 547:
      Der Anblick dieser kräftigen und frohgesinnten Menschen lud mich ein, sie in ihren Wohnungen aufzusuchen, und fast jeden Nachmittag machte ich einen Spaziergang nach einem der nah gelegenen Ackerhöfe.
      The view of these stout and joyful people invited me to seek them out in their homes, and almost every afternoon I made a walk to one of the nearby homesteads.
  3. to treat (to food or drink, especially at one's own expense) [with auf ‘to something’]
    Darf ich dich auf einen Drink einladen?May I buy you a drink?
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  • Silesian: ajnladować

Etymology 2

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    From ein- +‎ laden (to load).

    Verb

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    einladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt ein, past tense lud ein, past participle eingeladen, past subjunctive lüde ein, auxiliary haben)

    1. to load (something into a container)
      Antonym: ausladen
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    Further reading

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    • einladen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • einladen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • einladen” in OpenThesaurus.de