einschalten

B1

turn on

English meaning
turn on
Vocabulary package
Household Appliances

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einschalten in a sentence

Können Sie bitte die Heizung einschalten?

Could you please turn on the heating?

Conjugation of einschalten

einschalten is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichschalte ein
duschaltest ein
er/sie/esschaltet ein
wirschalten ein
ihrschaltet ein
sie/Sieschalten ein
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schaltete ein
Perfect
hat eingeschaltet

Word family

einschalten is built from halten (hold, stop). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about einschalten

How do you conjugate einschalten?

Present tense: ich schalte ein, du schaltest ein, er schaltet ein, wir schalten ein, ihr schaltet ein, sie schalten ein. Simple past: schaltete ein. Perfect: hat eingeschaltet. einschalten is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does einschalten mean in English?

einschalten means "turn on". For example: "Können Sie bitte die Heizung einschalten?" — "Could you please turn on the heating?"

What level is einschalten in German?

einschalten is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the household appliances vocabulary.

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