innemen
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]innemen
- to take, swallow (a medicine, (dated also) food and drink)
- Hij moet elke ochtend een pil innemen.
- He has to swallow a pill every morning.
- to confiscate
- De politie zal de illegale goederen innemen.
- The police will confiscate the illegal goods.
- to take (a place, position)
- Hij nam na diens dood de plek van zijn vader in.
- He took his father’s place after the latter’s death.
- (military) to capture, conquer
- Na een kort gevecht werd het dorp ingenomen.
- After a short encounter, the village was captured.
- (figurative) to charm
- Haar glimlach kan iedereen innemen.
- Her smile can charm anyone.
- (of clothing) to take in, to reduce, to make the waist smaller (of trousers, skirts)
- Deze rok moet je even laten innemen.
- You need to have this skirt taken in.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of innemen (strong class 4, separable) | ||||
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| infinitive | innemen | |||
| past singular | nam in | |||
| past participle | ingenomen | |||
| infinitive | innemen | |||
| gerund | innemen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | neem in | nam in | inneem | innam |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | neemt in, neem in2 | nam in | inneemt | innam |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | neemt in | nam in | inneemt | innam |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | neemt in | naamt in | inneemt | innaamt |
| 3rd person singular | neemt in | nam in | inneemt | innam |
| plural | nemen in | namen in | innemen | innamen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | neme in | name in | inneme | inname |
| subjunctive plur.1 | nemen in | namen in | innemen | innamen |
| imperative sing. | neem in | |||
| imperative plur.1 | neemt in | |||
| participles | innemend | ingenomen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||