landen
Translation
to land, to end up, to arrive
Examples
Das Flugzeug landet pünktlich.
The plane lands on time.
Der Ball landet im Tor.
The ball lands in the goal.
Er landet immer in Schwierigkeiten.
He always ends up in trouble.
Grammar Patterns
((on sth.)) to land on sth. The plane lands on the runway.
((in sth.)) to end up in sth. The letter lands in the wrong box.
Similar Words
ankommen (to arrive), aufsetzen (to touch down); Antonyms: abheben (to take off), starten (to start)
Etymology
From Old High German 'lantōn', related to 'Land' (land). Literally 'to come to land'.
Memory Tips
Cognate with the English word 'land'. Picture a plane coming down to the 'Land'.