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nehmen

take

verb NAY-men Common

Usage Note

nehmen is strongly irregular: nimmt, nahm, genommen — note the vowel-shifting du nimmst, er nimmt. It powers many separable verbs like teilnehmen ('take part'), zunehmen ('increase/gain weight'), and abnehmen ('lose weight/answer the phone').

Examples

"Ich nehme den Bus zur Arbeit."

Natural Translation

I take the bus to work.

Literal Translation

I take the bus to-the work.

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