eintragen
to enter
To record information, such as a name or data, in writing in a list, form, book, or register.
EXAMPLE
Bitte tragen Sie Ihren Namen in die Anwesenheitsliste ein.
Please enter your name on the attendance list.
eintragen
to enter / register
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Meanings
sich eintragen
to sign up
To write one's own name in a list, book, or form in order to register or confirm one's attendance.
EXAMPLE
Wer am Ausflug teilnehmen möchte, kann sich hier eintragen.
Anyone who would like to take part in the trip can sign up here.
eintragen
to bring / earn
To bring about or cause a particular result, profit, or even a negative consequence. Often used with a dative object.
EXAMPLE
Seine riskante Investition hat ihm einen hohen Gewinn eingetragen.
His risky investment earned him a large profit.
eintragen
to register
To have something officially entered in a register in order to have it legally recognized, for example an association or a trademark.
EXAMPLE
Wir müssen den neuen Verein ins Vereinsregister eintragen lassen.
We have to have the new association registered in the register of associations.
Usage tips
Separable verb
'Eintragen' (to enter / register) is a separable verb. The prefix 'ein-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
EXAMPLE
Er trägt den Termin in seinen Kalender ein.
He enters the appointment in his calendar.
Word structure
The verb is made up of 'ein-' and 'tragen' (to carry). The literal meaning is to 'carry' information into a document.
EXAMPLE
Bitte tragen Sie alle Daten sorgfältig in das Formular ein.
Please enter all data carefully in the form.
Reflexive use
When you write your own name in a list, you use the verb reflexively: 'sich eintragen' (to sign up). The reflexive pronoun must be adjusted to the person (ich trage mich ein, du trägst dich ein, etc.).
EXAMPLE
Alle, die mitkommen wollen, müssen sich bis morgen eintragen.
Everyone who wants to come along must sign up by tomorrow.
Construction with dative
In the meaning 'to bring a result,' the person who experiences the result is in the dative. The result itself is in the accusative.
EXAMPLE
Sein mutiges Handeln trug ihm viel Anerkennung ein.
His courageous actions brought him a lot of recognition.
Official registration
This meaning is often used in legal or administrative contexts. Typical formulations are 'einen Verein eintragen lassen' (to have an association registered) or 'eine Marke beim Patentamt eintragen lassen' (to have a trademark registered with the patent office).
EXAMPLE
Nach der Gründung muss der Verein ins Vereinsregister eingetragen werden.
After its founding, the association must be entered in the register of associations.
Compare with
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eintragen vs angeben
to state / boast / report
When filling out a form, angeben and eintragen can often both be used. Angeben emphasizes which requested information is provided; eintragen emphasizes writing that information in a specific field. Use angeben when focusing on the content, and eintragen when focusing on the specific act of writing it in.
eintragen
Bitte tragen Sie Ihre aktuelle Adresse in das obere Feld des Formulars ein.
Please enter your current address in the top field of the form.
angeben
Bitte geben Sie im Formular Ihre aktuelle Adresse an.
Please state your current address on the form.
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