einen
German, verb/ˈaɪ̯nən/
einen is spelled E-I-N-E-N (5 letters) and appears 3,020 times per million words in written German, the 48th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Einen is a German verb meaning “to unite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also an accusative masculine singular of ein. The German Wiktionary defines it as “zur Gemeinsamkeit führen”.
What does einen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to unite
Eine Idee, die alle eint.
- 2
to come to terms
Nach langem Diskutieren haben sie sich endlich geeint.
number
- 1
masculineaccusative masculine singular of ein
article
- 1
masculineaccusative masculine singular of ein: a, an
pronoun
- 1
strong/weak accusative masculine singular
- 2
weak genitive/dative all-gender singular
- 3
weak all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. zur Gemeinsamkeit führen
determiner: 1. [1] unbestimmter Artikel des Maskulinums im Akkusativ
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of einen
- eint present singular third-person
- einte past
- geeint participle past
- haben auxiliary
- einend participle present
- eine first-person indicative present
- einst indicative present second-person
- einest second-person singular subjunctive
- einet plural second-person subjunctive
- einten first-person indicative plural
- eintest indicative preterite second-person
- eintet indicative plural preterite
- ein imperative second-person singular
- habe geeint first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben geeint first-person indicative multiword-construction
- eine! imperative singular
- ein! imperative singular
- eint! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce einen?
- /ˈaɪ̯nən/
- Germany /ˈaɪ̯nn̩/
- /ən/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is einen in German?
einen appears 3,020 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).