einladen

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌlaːdən/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌlaːdn̩] Hyphenation: ein‧la‧den === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== 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) 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. 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. 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? ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Silesian: ajnladować === Etymology 2 === From ein- +‎ laden (“to load”). ==== Verb ==== einladen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present lädt ein, past tense lud ein, past participle eingeladen, past subjunctive lüde ein, auxiliary haben) to load (something into a container) Antonym: ausladen ===== Conjugation ===== === Further reading === “einladen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “einladen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “einladen” in OpenThesaurus.de