afnemen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch afnemen, avenemen, from Old Dutch avaneman, from Proto-Germanic *abanemaną; equivalent to af + nemen.
Pronunciation
Verb
afnemen
- (intransitive) to decrease
- De werkloosheid is nog niet afgenomen.
- Unemployment has not fallen yet.
- (transitive) to take off, to remove
- Hij had zijn hoed afgenomen.
- He had taken off his hat.
- (transitive) to take, to draw
- bloed afnemen
- to draw blood (for medical purposes)
- (transitive) to have (someone) undergo
- examen afnemen
- to have (someone) undergo an exam
Inflection
Conjugation of afnemen (strong class 4, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | afnemen | |||
past singular | nam af | |||
past participle | afgenomen | |||
infinitive | afnemen | |||
gerund | afnemen n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | neem af | nam af | afneem | afnam |
2nd person sing. (jij) | neemt af | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
2nd person sing. (u) | neemt af | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
2nd person sing. (gij) | neemt af | naamt af | afneemt | afnaamt |
3rd person singular | neemt af | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
plural | nemen af | namen af | afnemen | afnamen |
subjunctive sing.1 | neme af | name af | afneme | afname |
subjunctive plur.1 | nemen af | namen af | afnemen | afnamen |
imperative sing. | neem af | |||
imperative plur.1 | neemt af | |||
participles | afnemend | afgenomen | ||
1) Archaic. |
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