Definition
The power to affect how a person or situation develops.
Translations
- English
- influence
- Français
- influence
- Türkçe
- etki
- Polski
- wpływ
- Русский
- влияние
- Українська
- вплив
GERMAN DICTIONARY
influence
/deːɐ̯ ˈaɪ̯nflʊs/
The power to affect how a person or situation develops.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Einfluss | die Einflüsse |
| Akkusativ | den Einfluss | die Einflüsse |
| Dativ | dem Einfluss | den Einflüssen |
| Genitiv | des Einflusses | der Einflüsse |
Einfluss denotes the possibility of changing something; Wirkung rather denotes the result of this change once it has occurred.
Einfluss can be a Faktor for a development, but not every kind of Faktor.
Einfluss denotes the effect or control exerted on a course of events, whereas Auswirkung usually refers to the concrete result of this effect.
Macht and Einfluss overlap, but Einfluss often operates more indirectly and does not have to be based on formal authority.
Formation typeSimple word
„Einfluss“ is to be treated synchronically as a simple noun without a productively recognizable German word-formation process.