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einjagen

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German

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Etymology

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ein- +‎ jagen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌjaːɡn̩/
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Verb

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einjagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt ein, past tense jagte ein, past participle eingejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, colloquial, figurative) to fill with, to provoke a negative emotion (fear, shock etc.) in someone
    Synonym: einflößen
    jemandem Angst einjagen[1] to frighten sb.
    jemandem einen Schrecken einjagen[1] to give sb. a scare; to terrify sb.
    Du hast mir Angst eingejagt.You've scared me.

Conjugation

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References

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Further reading

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  • einjagen” in Duden online
  • einjagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache