förnimma

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vornemen, compare German vernehmen. Equivalent to för- +‎ nimma (take). Although the verb nimma (and by extension this one) originally belonged to the class 4 of strong verbs, it has merged into class 3, possibly analogically to simma.

Verb

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förnimma (present förnimmer, preterite förnam, supine förnummit, imperative förnim)

  1. to perceive
  2. to notice, to be aware of, to sense
    Man tycker sig förnimma ett eko från barndomen
    One senses an echo of one’s childhood

Conjugation

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