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einladen

English translation of einladen

invite

The German word 'einladen' is used to express the act of inviting someone to a place or event. It can be used in a variety of contexts, such as inviting a friend to dinner, inviting colleagues to a meeting, or inviting guests to a party. The word is a separable verb, meaning that the prefix 'ein' can be separated from the verb and placed at the end of the sentence in certain tenses. For example, 'Ich lade dich ein' means 'I invite you'.


Example sentences using: einladen

Ich möchte dich zu meiner Party einladen.

English translation of Ich möchte dich zu meiner Party einladen.

I would like to invite you to my party.

This sentence is used when the speaker wants to express the desire to invite someone, in this case, to a party. 'Ich möchte' is the German expression for 'I would like', 'dich' means 'you', 'zu meiner Party' means 'to my party', and 'einladen' is the verb for 'invite'.

Kann ich Sie einladen?

English translation of Kann ich Sie einladen?

May I invite you?

This sentence is a formal way of asking for permission to invite someone. 'Kann ich' is the German phrase for 'May I', 'Sie' is the formal pronoun for 'you' in German, and 'einladen' in this context translates to 'invite'.

Er wird uns zum Abendessen einladen.

English translation of Er wird uns zum Abendessen einladen.

He will invite us to dinner.

This sentence is expressing that the person referred to as 'he' will in the future invite us to dinner. 'Er wird' translates to 'he will', 'uns' translates to 'us', 'zum Abendessen' means 'to dinner', and 'einladen' is the verb for 'invite'.

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