der Eintritt
Translation
entry, admission fee, onset, joining
Examples
Der Eintritt ist für Kinder frei.
Admission is free for children.
Der Eintritt kostet zehn Euro.
The entrance fee is ten euros.
Nach Eintritt der Dunkelheit wurde es kalt.
After nightfall, it got cold.
Grammar Patterns
Eintritt in+4 entry into sth. Entry into the club was denied to him.
Eintritt frei free admission Admission is free today.
bei Eintritt von+3 upon the onset of sth. Upon the onset of death, the doctor must be called.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Zugang, Zutritt (entry); Eintrittsgeld (fee); Antonyms: Austritt, Ausgang (exit)
Etymology
From the verb 'eintreten' (to enter). Prefix 'ein-' (in) + 'Tritt' (step). Literally an 'in-step'.
Memory Tips
Imagine taking a 'step' (Tritt) 'into' (ein) a place. This can be literal entry or the 'entry' fee.