benehmen
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See also: Benehmen
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German benëmen, from Old High German bineman, from Proto-West Germanic *bineman, from Proto-Germanic *binemaną. Equivalent to be- + nehmen. Compare English benim.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]benehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present benimmt, past tense benahm, past participle benommen, past subjunctive benähme, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive, copulative) to behave, to act, to conduct oneself (in a certain way - specifically in a good/appropriate way if not otherwise specified)
- (ditransitive, archaic) to take away (especially in an abstract sense)
- 1962 [1912-1914], Ricarda Huch, chapter 4, in Der Dreißigjährige Krieg. Dritter Teil: Der Zusammenbruch, Insel-Verlag:
- Holk stand auf und öffnete das Fenster. »Mit Euer Exzellenz Erlaubnis,« sagte er, »der unleidliche Geruch benimmt mir den Atem.«
- Holk arose and opened the window. "With your excellency's leave", he said, "this intolerable smell is taking my breath away."
Usage notes
[edit]- The verb benehmen focuses on behavior of people in a social context and the acceptability thereof, while verhalten is a broader term to describe of the behavior of people, animals or systems in general.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | benehmen | ||||
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present participle | benehmend | ||||
past participle | benommen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich benehme | wir benehmen | i | ich benehme | wir benehmen |
du benimmst | ihr benehmt | du benehmest | ihr benehmet | ||
er benimmt | sie benehmen | er benehme | sie benehmen | ||
preterite | ich benahm | wir benahmen | ii | ich benähme1 | wir benähmen1 |
du benahmst | ihr benahmt | du benähmest1 du benähmst1 |
ihr benähmet1 ihr benähmt1 | ||
er benahm | sie benahmen | er benähme1 | sie benähmen1 | ||
imperative | benimm (du) | benehmt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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