Eingeräumen

Eingeräumen is the past participle form of the German verb einräumen and is commonly used in the sense of admitting or granting something. The primary meanings are to admit or acknowledge a fact or fault, and to grant, allow, or allocate something to someone. For example: Er räumte ein, dass er den Fehler gemacht hatte. Der Verlag räumte dem Autor einen Vorschuss ein. A related sense is to provide or make space, as in eine Frist oder Platz einräumen.

Etymology and scope: the verb is formed from the prefix ein- and räumen (to clear, arrange, or make space). The combination yields senses related to placing something into a space, granting a right or claim, or acknowledging something. In the sense of storage, one often speaks of etwas in den Schrank oder ins Regal einzuräumen, i.e., to put away or to arrange for storage. In this usage einräumen is separable in finite tenses (ich räume ein, er räumte ein; perfect: ich habe eingeräumt).

Grammar and forms: einräumen is a regular verb with the past participle eingeräumt. In main clauses the prefix is separated in the present tense: ich räume ein; in subordinate clauses or with other tenses the pattern follows like other separable-prefix verbs. The past participle is used with haben: Ich habe das Buch eingeräumt.

See also: synonyms and related expressions include zugeben, zugestehen, anerkennen, and sich etwas eingestehen in some contexts. The term is versatile and appears in legal, administrative, and everyday language to denote concession, allocation, or making space.