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nemen

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Drehu

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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nemen

  1. (interrogative) what

References

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Further reading

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  • Tyron, D. T.; Hackman, B. D. (1983), Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification (Pacific Linguistics; C-72)‎[2], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University
  • Leenhardt, Maurice (1946), Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mélanésie [Languages ​​and dialects of Austro-Melanesia] (Travaux et mémoires de l'Institut d'ethnologie; XLVI) (in French), Paris: Institut d'ethnologie

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch nēmen, from Old Dutch neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-. Compare English nim.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneːmə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ne‧men
  • Rhymes: -eːmən

Verb

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nemen

  1. (transitive) to take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab
    Hij nam het boek van de tafel. ― He took the book from the table.
  2. (transitive) to take, to choose out of some options, to pick
    Ik neem de rode jurk. ― I'll take the red dress.
  3. (transitive) to take, to use a particular route or type of transport
    U moet de trein van 17.26 nemen. ― You must take the train (departing) at 5:26 PM.
    Neem jij vaak de fiets naar je werk? ― Do you often use a bicycle to get to work?
  4. (transitive) to take, to consume, to eat or drink
    Ik neem een kopje koffie. ― I'll have a cup of coffee.
  5. (transitive) to have sex with, to take, to fuck
    Hij probeerde haar te nemen zonder haar toestemming. ― He tried to take her without her consent.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nemen (strong class 4)
infinitive nemen
past singular nam
past participle genomen
infinitive nemen
gerund nemen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular neem nam
2nd person sing. (jij) neemt, neem2 nam
2nd person sing. (u) neemt nam
2nd person sing. (gij) neemt naamt
3rd person singular neemt nam
plural nemen namen
subjunctive sing.1 neme name
subjunctive plur.1 nemen namen
imperative sing. neem
imperative plur.1 neemt
participles nemend genomen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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phrases
nouns
adjectives
verbs

Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: neem
  • Jersey Dutch: nême
  • Negerhollands: neem
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: nemek, name

Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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nem +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛmɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧men

Noun

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nemen

  1. superessive singular of nem

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-.

Verb

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nēmen

  1. to take
  2. to take hold of, to grasp
  3. to cut down (trees, plants), to harvest
  4. to pluck (fruits)
  5. to take away
  6. to elect, to appoint
  7. to receive, to accept

Inflection

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Conjugation of nēmen (strong class 4)
infinitive base form nēmen
genitive nēmens
dative nēmene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular nēme nam nēme nâme
2nd person singular nēems, nēmes nâems, nâmes nēems, nēmes nâmes
3rd person singular nēemt, nēmet nam nēme nâme
1st person plural nēmen nâmen nēmen nâmen
2nd person plural nēemt, nēmet nâemt, nâmet nēemt, nēmet nâmet
3rd person plural nēmen nâmen nēmen nâmen
imperative
singular nem, nēem, nēme
plural nēemt, nēmet
present past
participle nēmende genōmen

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old High German nëman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnɛmən/

    Verb

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    nëmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimet, past tense nam, past participle genomen, past subjunctive næme, auxiliary hān)

    1. to take

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of nëmen (class 4 strong, auxiliary hān)
    infinitive nëmen
    genitive gerund nëmennes
    nëmenes
    dative gerund nëmenne
    nëmene
    present participle nëmende
    past participle genomen
    auxiliary hān
    indicative subjunctive
    singular plural singular plural
    present ich nime wir nëmen i ich nëme wir nëmen
    du nimest ir nëmet du nëmest ir nëmet
    ër nimet sie nëment ër nëme sie nëmen
    preterite ich nam wir nāmen ii ich næme wir næmen
    du næme ir nāmet du næmest ir næmet
    ër nam sie nāmen ër næme sie næmen
    imperative nim (du) nëmet (ir)
    Composed forms of nëmen (class 4 strong, auxiliary hān)
    perfect
    singular plural singular plural
    indicative ich hān genomen wir hān genomen subjunctive ich habe genomen wir haben genomen
    du hāst genomen ir hāt genomen du habest genomen ir habet genomen
    ër hāt genomen sie hānt genomen ër habe genomen sie haben genomen
    pluperfect
    indicative ich habete genomen wir habeten genomen subjunctive ich habete genomen wir habeten genomen
    du habetest genomen ir habetet genomen du habetest genomen ir habetet genomen
    ër habete genomen sie habeten genomen ër habete genomen sie habeten genomen
    future i
    infinitive nëmen süln subjunctive i ich sul nëmen wir suln nëmen
    du sule nëmen ir sulet nëmen
    ër sul nëmen sie suln nëmen
    indicative ich sol nëmen wir sulen nëmen subjunctive ii ich sölte nëmen
    ich sölde nëmen     		wir sölten nëmen
    wir sölden nëmen
    du solt nëmen ir sulet nëmen du söltest nëmen
    du söldest nëmen     		ir söltet nëmen
    ir söldet nëmen
    ër sol nëmen sie sulen nëmen ër sölte nëmen
    ër sölde nëmen     		sie sölten nëmen
    sie sölden nëmen
    future ii
    infinitive genomen hān süln subjunctive i ich sul genomen hān wir suln genomen hān
    du sule genomen hān ir sulet genomen hān
    ër sul genomen hān sie suln genomen hān
    indicative ich sol genomen hān wir sulen genomen hān subjunctive ii ich sölte genomen hān
    ich sölde genomen hān     		wir sölten genomen hān
    wir sölden genomen hān
    du solt genomen hān ir sulet genomen hān du söltest genomen hān
    du söldest genomen hān     		ir söltet genomen hān
    ir söldet genomen hān
    ër sol genomen hān sie sulen genomen hān ër sölte genomen hān
    ër sölde genomen hān     		sie sölten genomen hān
    sie sölden genomen hān

    Derived terms

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    References

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    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “nëmen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Middle Low German

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    Etymology

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    From Old Saxon neman (“to take”), from Proto-Germanic *nemaną.

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    Verb

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    nēmen

    1. to take

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of nemen as a class 4 strong verb
    plain infinitive nēmen
    full infinitive (gerund) tô nēmene or tô nēmende
    verbal noun nēmen or nēment
    participles imperative
    present nēmende singular nim
    past genōmen or genāmen plural nēmet
    indicative subjunctive
    present preterite present preterite
    1st person singular nēme nam nēme nême
    2nd person singular nēmest or nimst nâmest or nêmest nēmest nêmest
    3rd person singular nēmet or nimt nam nēmet nême
    plural nēmen (nēmet?) nâmen or nêmen nēmen nêmen

    Descendants

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    Old High German

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    Verb

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    nëmēn

    1. third-person plural present subjunctive of nëman
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