einleuchten

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German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German īnliuhten, Old High German inliuhtan; by surface analysis, ein +‎ leuchten.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ein‧leuch‧ten

Verb

einleuchten (weak, third-person singular present leuchtet ein, past tense leuchtete ein, past participle eingeleuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to become clear to, to succeed to become part of someone’s understanding
    Das leuchtet mir ein. ― This makes sense to me.
    Es will mir nicht recht einleuchten, dass […] ― It is difficult for me to accept that 
    Es will mir durchaus nicht einleuchten. ― I cannot make any sense out of it.
  2. (transitive, now rare and chiefly archaic) to make intrude as a ready consideration or pleasant idea, to instill
    Synonyms: einstrahlen, zuteil machen

Conjugation

Conjugation of einleuchten (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive einleuchten
present participle einleuchtend
past participle eingeleuchtet
zu-infinitive einzuleuchten
auxiliary haben
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present — — i — —
— — — —
es leuchtet ein — es leuchte ein —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
es leuchtete ein — es leuchtete ein1 —
imperative — —

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Subordinate-clause forms of einleuchten (weak, auxiliary haben)
indicative subjunctive
present — — i — —
— — — —
dass es einleuchtet — dass es einleuchte —
preterite — — ii — —
— — — —
dass es einleuchtete — dass es einleuchtete1 —

1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

Composed forms of einleuchten (weak, auxiliary haben)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es hat eingeleuchtet — es habe eingeleuchtet —
pluperfect
indicative — — subjunctive — —
— — — —
es hatte eingeleuchtet — es hätte eingeleuchtet —
future i
infinitive einleuchten werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde einleuchten —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird einleuchten — es würde einleuchten —
future ii
infinitive eingeleuchtet haben werden subjunctive i — —
— —
es werde eingeleuchtet haben —
indicative — — subjunctive ii — —
— — — —
es wird eingeleuchtet haben — es würde eingeleuchtet haben —

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