German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯nˌlɔɪ̯çtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧leuch‧ten

Verb

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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 [with dative ‘someone’]
    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 [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘in someone’]
    Synonyms: einstrahlen, zuteil machen

Conjugation

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