verb
to insert, to paste
B1
Meanings: 'to insert' and 'to paste' (e.g., text or objects). Separable verb (ein‑fügen) with regular weak conjugation; perfekt 'eingefügt' and uses auxiliary haben. Not reflexive. In sentences the prefix separates in main clauses (du fügst ... ein). Common in computing and editing contexts.
Examples
Ich füge das Bild in das Dokument ein.
I'm inserting the image into the document.
Er fügte ein Bild in das Dokument ein.
He inserted an image into the document.
Füg den Text hier ein, bitte.
Please paste the text here.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture pushing a photo into a frame to remember 'insert/paste'
sounds like 'in-few-gen' — imagine generating something inside a document
Notes
Common in computing ('einfügen' = paste). As a separable verb the prefix 'ein' moves to the end in finite forms: ich füge ein.