einparken

to park (manoeuvre into a space)

verb EYEN-par-ken Rare

Usage Note

einparken specifically means to manoeuvre a vehicle into a parking space — parallel or perpendicular. It is distinguished from the general parken (to be parked) by its focus on the act of getting in. Rückwärts einparken (reversing into a space) appears in driving tests.

Examples

"Das Einparken in der engen Lücke war schwierig."

Natural Translation

Parking in the tight space was difficult.

Literal Translation

The parking-in in the tight gap was difficult.

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