A Pluto.Studio app
Verbindung German noun-verb collocations · Android · Free

einen Irrtum eingestehen

to admit an error

Türkçe: hatayı kabul etmek

Noun
der Irrtum m.
Verb
eingestehen
Topic
Bildung und Wissen
Register
Neutral to formal register

Watch out. Nuance: implies humility and accountability.

In a sentence

Which form of eingestehen fills the gap?

Der Politiker ____ seinen Irrtum öffentlich ____.

Show the full sentence

Der Politiker gestand seinen Irrtum öffentlich ein.

How it is used

Means 'to admit an error' or acknowledge being wrong. Neutral to formal register. Use in a professional apology or during a conflict resolution. Nuance: implies humility and accountability.

Other verbs that go with Irrtum

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

All collocations with Irrtum

More from Bildung und Wissen

All collocations in Bildung und Wissen

Verbindung drills 3,086 of these with spaced repetition, on Android. Free, offline, no account.

Get Verbindung free