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unternehmen

undertake

verb un-ter-NAY-men Less Common

Also means

do

Usage Note

unternehmen as a verb is inseparable (wir unternehmen einen Ausflug, we go on an outing). Capitalised, the identical das Unternehmen is a noun meaning a company or enterprise.

Examples

"Was wollen wir heute unternehmen?"

Natural Translation

What do we want to do today?

Literal Translation

What want we today undertake?

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