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einfühlen

to empathise, to feel oneself into

verb AINE-fue-len Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to tune in to

Usage Note

sich einfühlen means to imaginatively place oneself in another's situation — the cognitive-emotional basis of empathy. sich in jemanden einfühlen is the standard construction; the derived noun Einfühlungsvermögen means empathic capacity.

Examples

"Es fällt ihm schwer, sich in andere Menschen einzufühlen."

Natural Translation

He finds it hard to empathise with other people.

Literal Translation

It falls him hard into other people to feel-in.

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