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to immigrate
To move to a foreign country in order to settle and live there permanently; to immigrate.
Ihre Familie ist vor zwanzig Jahren aus der Türkei nach Deutschland eingewandert.
Her family immigrated from Turkey to Germany twenty years ago.
'Einwandern' (to immigrate) is a separable verb. In a main clause, the prefix 'ein-' stands at the end of the sentence. In a subordinate clause, the whole verb stands at the end.
Viele Menschen wandern jedes Jahr nach Europa ein.
Many people immigrate to Europe every year.
Since 'einwandern' (to immigrate) describes movement from one place to another, the perfect tense is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), not with 'haben' (to have).
Sie ist vor zehn Jahren in die Schweiz eingewandert.
She immigrated to Switzerland ten years ago.
To indicate the destination of immigration, use 'nach' with most countries and cities, or 'in + accusative' with countries that take an article. The place of origin is given with 'aus + dative'.
Er ist aus Polen nach Deutschland eingewandert.
He immigrated from Poland to Germany.
to settle / establish
'sich ansiedeln' and 'einwandern' can both have to do with a permanent new place of residence. 'einwandern' is used when someone moves to another country in order to live there. The border between countries is important here. 'sich ansiedeln' says more generally that someone settles in a place; that can be in a country, in a region, or in a village. The words can be confused because immigrants often later settle somewhere. Remember: 'einwandern' describes the movement into a foreign country, while 'sich ansiedeln' describes living and staying in a particular place.
Sein Großvater ist vor vielen Jahren nach Deutschland eingewandert.
His grandfather immigrated to Germany many years ago.
Die Familie hat sich in einem kleinen Dorf am Fluss angesiedelt.
The family settled in a small village by the river.