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Beim Radeln durch den Tiergarten kommt Emil plötzlich die Einsicht: Der Kunde hatte in vielem recht. Cycling through the Tiergarten, Emil suddenly realises: the customer was right about a lot of things.

noun · C1

die Einsicht

[ˈaɪ̯nzɪçt]

insight, realisation, understanding

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Grammar

Plural
die Einsichten In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Einsicht die Einsichten
Accusative wen? was? die Einsicht die Einsichten
Dative wem? der Einsicht den Einsichten
Mit der Einsicht kommt oft auch die Erleichterung, sagt Frau Hilde und gießt Tee nach. With insight often comes relief, says Frau Hilde, pouring more tea.
Genitive wessen? der Einsicht der Einsichten

How the Word Is Built

Ein prefix sicht root

ein-
in, into: einsteigen (to get on), einkaufen (to shop). Separable: Ich kaufe ein.

Word family

einsehendie Sichtseheneinsichtig

In Otti's situations: Emil learns to take criticism

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