German edit

Etymology edit

ein- +‎ rücken

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌʁʏkən/
  • Hyphenation: ein‧rü‧cken
  • (file)

Verb edit

einrücken (weak, third-person singular present rückt ein, past tense rückte ein, past participle eingerückt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (military) to enter, go into
    Kompanie, in Lehrgebäude B einrücken – Marsch!
    Company, enter lecture building B – march!
    1. (hence specifically) to march in, invade, enter a territory
      Immer mehr Verbände rücken in die eroberten Gebiete ein.
      More and more units are entering the captured territories.
    2. (hence specifically) to report for duty (at some facility)
      Morgen rücken die neuen Rekruten ein.
      The new recruits will arrive / report for duty tomorrow.
  2. (typography) to indent
    Alle Absatzanfänge sollten eingerückt werden.
    The first line of each paragraph should be indented.

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

  • Czech: rukovat, narukovat

Further reading edit