nemen

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Pronoun

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nemen

  1. (interrogative) what

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nēmen, from Old Dutch neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-. Compare English nim.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneːmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ne‧men
  • Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

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nemen

  1. (transitive) to take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab
    Hij nam het boek van de tafel.He took the book from the table.
  2. (transitive) to take, to choose out of some options, to pick
    Ik neem de rode jurk.I'll take the red dress.
  3. (transitive) to take, to use a particular route or type of transport
    U moet de trein van 17.26 nemen.You must take the train (departing) at 5:26 PM.
  4. (transitive) to take, to consume, to eat or drink
    Ik neem een kopje koffie.I'll have a cup of coffee.
  5. (transitive) to have sex with, to take, to fuck
    Hij probeerde haar te nemen zonder haar toestemming.He tried to take her without her consent.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nemen (strong class 4)
infinitive nemen
past singular nam
past participle genomen
infinitive nemen
gerund nemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular neem nam
2nd person sing. (jij) neemt, neem2 nam
2nd person sing. (u) neemt nam
2nd person sing. (gij) neemt naamt
3rd person singular neemt nam
plural nemen namen
subjunctive sing.1 neme name
subjunctive plur.1 nemen namen
imperative sing. neem
imperative plur.1 neemt
participles nemend genomen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: neem
  • Jersey Dutch: nême
  • Negerhollands: neem
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: nemek, name

Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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nem +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧men

Noun

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nemen

  1. superessive singular of nem

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

Verb

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nēmen

  1. to take
  2. to take hold of, to grasp
  3. to cut down (trees, plants), to harvest
  4. to pluck (fruits)
  5. to take away
  6. to elect, to appoint
  7. to receive, to accept

Inflection

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Strong class 4
Infinitive nēmen
3rd sg. past nam
3rd pl. past nâmen
Past participle genōmen
Infinitive nēmen
In genitive nēmens
In dative nēmene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular nēme nam
2nd singular nēems, nēmes nâems, nâmes
3rd singular nēemt, nēmet nam
1st plural nēmen nâmen
2nd plural nēemt, nēmet nâemt, nâmet
3rd plural nēmen nâmen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular nēme nâme
2nd singular nēems, nēmes nâmes
3rd singular nēme nâme
1st plural nēmen nâmen
2nd plural nēemt, nēmet nâmet
3rd plural nēmen nâmen
Imperative Present
Singular nem, nēem, nēme
Plural nēemt, nēmet
Present Past
Participle nēmende genōmen

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Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon neman (to take), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.

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nēmen

  1. to take

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