Einsatz

deployment

noun YN-zats Common

Also means

commitment

Usage Note

Einsatz is masculine (der Einsatz) and spans a surprising range: a military or emergency operation (im Einsatz), the stake in gambling, an insert, and personal effort or commitment (voller Einsatz). It is the noun behind the separable verb einsetzen. Plural is Einsätze.

Examples

"Der Einsatz dauerte zwei Stunden."

Natural Translation

The operation lasted two hours.

Literal Translation

The operation lasted two hours.

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