einchecken

to check in (hotel, airport)

verb AYN-chek-en Rare

Origin: borrowed from English

Usage Note

einchecken is widely used in German for checking in at a hotel or airport. Separable: er checkt ein, hat eingecheckt. The hotel front desk is the Rezeption; the check-in time is Eincheckzeit.

Examples

"Wir können frühestens um 15 Uhr einchecken."

Natural Translation

We can check in at the earliest at 3 p.m.

Literal Translation

We can at-the-earliest at 15 o'clock check-in.

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