eine Richtung einschlagen

to take a direction

Türkçe: bir yön almak

Not eine Richtung nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Richtung goes with einschlagen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Richtung f.

Verb

einschlagen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Nach dem Studium schlug die junge Ingenieurin eine völlig neue berufliche Richtung ein.

How it is used

Neutral register. Means 'to take a direction,' literal or figurative. Use when choosing a career path or a route. Common mistake: learners use 'nehmen' instead of 'einschlagen'.