die  Eintragung

B2

Estimated CEFR level.

/ˈaɪnˌtʁaːɡʊŋ/

✍️ What does "die Eintragung" mean?

Die Eintragung (noun, feminine) refers to the act of entering or registering something, or the result of this act – i.e., something that has been recorded in writing in a register, list, book, or form. It often signifies an official or formal act.

• Main meaning: The act of entry or registration itself, or the recorded item (e.g., in a register).
• Context: Frequently used in connection with official registers (Handelsregister - commercial register, Grundbuch - land register, Vereinsregister - register of associations), lists (Teilnehmerliste - list of participants), or sometimes diaries.

🚨 Caution: Don't confuse it with the verb eintragen (to enter, to register).

Article rules for der, die, and das

🧐 Grammar of "die Eintragung" in Detail

Eintragung is a feminine noun. The article is die. It declines as follows:

Example Sentences:

1. Die Eintragung ins Handelsregister ist erfolgt. (The entry into the commercial register has been made.)
2. Die Richtigkeit der Eintragung wurde überprüft. (The correctness of the entry was checked.)
3. Wir stimmen der Eintragung zu. (We agree to the registration.)
4. Bitte prüfen Sie die Eintragung sorgfältig. (Please check the entry carefully.)
5. Alle notwendigen Eintragungen wurden vorgenommen. (All necessary entries have been made.)

💡 How to use "Eintragung"?

Die Eintragung is often used in formal, administrative, or legal contexts:

• Official Registers: "Die Eintragung ins Grundbuch sichert das Eigentum." (The entry in the land register secures ownership.) / "Für die Gründung einer GmbH ist die Eintragung ins Handelsregister notwendig." (For the formation of a limited liability company, the entry in the commercial register is necessary.) / "Die Eintragung des Vereins ins Vereinsregister..." (The registration of the association in the register of associations...)
• Lists & Directories: "Bitte überprüfen Sie Ihre Eintragung in der Teilnehmerliste." (Please check your entry on the participant list.) / "Die Eintragung neuer Begriffe ins Wörterbuch..." (The entry of new terms into the dictionary...)
• Accounting: "Jede Transaktion erfordert eine Eintragung in die Geschäftsbücher." (Every transaction requires an entry in the account books.)
• Personal Records: "Seine letzte Eintragung im Tagebuch..." (His last entry in the diary...) (less common, here 'der Eintrag' is often preferred)

Comparison: While der Eintrag often refers to a single note or item (e.g., blog entry, diary entry), die Eintragung more frequently refers to the formal act of registering or the resulting official record.

🧠 Mnemonics for "die Eintragung"

Article Mnemonic: Nouns ending in -ung in German are almost always feminine (die). Think of other official-sounding actions: die Buchung (booking), die Meldung (report), die Genehmigung (approval)... and die Eintragung. They all share the feminine ending (-ung).

Meaning Mnemonic: Imagine you have to officially enter (ein-) some important data, maybe by dragging (sounds like -trag-) it into a formal register. This formal act of entering is die Eintragung. It's more than just a note, it often has legal binding (-ung).

🔄 Synonyms & Antonyms

⚠️ Similar words: Der Antrag (application, request) is the step before the Eintragung. You submit an Antrag for an Eintragung.

😄 A Little Joke

Warum hat der Bleistift Angst vor der Eintragung ins Klassenbuch?

(Why is the pencil afraid of the entry in the class register?)

Weil er nicht schon wieder angespitzt werden will! 😉

(Because he doesn't want to be sharpened again!)

📜 Poem about Entry

Ins Buch, ins Register, mit Tinte und Fleiß,
(Into the book, the register, with ink and diligence,)
erfolgt nun der Akt, ganz offiziell und leis.
(now the act takes place, quite official and quiet.)
Die Eintragung steht, nun ist es fix,
(The entry stands, now it's fixed,)
ob Firma, ob Verein, das ist kein Trick.
(whether company or club, this is no trick.)
Ein Name, ein Datum, ein wichtiger Schritt,
(A name, a date, an important step,)
die Ordnung sie braucht's, nimmt jeden hier mit.
(order needs it, takes everyone along here.)

🧩 Little Riddle

Ich bin ein Akt, oft auf Papier,
(I am an act, often on paper,)
In Registern findest du mich hier.
(In registers you find me here.)
Ich mache Dinge offiziell und klar,
(I make things official and clear,)
Bin manchmal Pflicht, das ist doch wahr.
(Am sometimes mandatory, that is true.)
Ob neu gegründet oder schon bekannt,
(Whether newly founded or already known,)
Ich werde sorgsam an die Wand... äh, ins Buch gebannt.
(I am carefully banned to the wall... er, into the book.)

What am I?

Solution: die Eintragung

✨ Other Information

Word Composition: Eintragung is a nominalization (forming a noun) of the verb eintragen (to enter, register) by adding the suffix -ung.

• ein-: Prefix, indicating movement into or addition.
• tragen: The root verb (here in the sense of 'to write into', 'to record').
• -ung: Suffix used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a process or its result.

Related Verbs: eintragen (to enter/register), austragen (to remove/de-register), nachtragen (to add later), übertragen (to transfer).