ein|setzen
Translation
to insert, to install, to appoint, to use, to begin
Examples
Er setzte ein neues Fenster ein.
He installed a new window.
Die Firma setzte einen neuen Manager ein.
The company appointed a new manager.
Die Polizei setzte Hunde ein.
The police used dogs.
Plötzlich setzte starker Regen ein.
Suddenly, heavy rain set in.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) einsetzen to insert, install sth. The technician is installing a new hard drive.
((sb.)) ((as sth.)) einsetzen to appoint sb. as sth. He was appointed as chairman.
sich ((for sth.)) einsetzen to advocate for sth. She advocates for the environment.
(Subject) setzt ein (subject) begins, sets in Winter has set in early.
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Etymology
'ein-' (in, into) + 'setzen' (to set, to put). Literally 'to set in'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'setting' something 'into' a place: a window into a frame, a person into a job, troops into a battle, or rain into the weather pattern.