vernehmen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German vernemen, from Old High German firneman, from Proto-Germanic *franemaną (“to take away”), equivalent to ver- + nehmen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vernehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present vernimmt, past tense vernahm, past participle vernommen, past subjunctive vernähme, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, formal) to hear
- Synonym: hören
- Antonym: ignorieren
- (transitive) to question, to examine
- (transitive, archaic) to comprehend, to understand
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | vernehmen | ||||
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present participle | vernehmend | ||||
past participle | vernommen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich vernehme | wir vernehmen | i | ich vernehme | wir vernehmen |
du vernimmst | ihr vernehmt | du vernehmest | ihr vernehmet | ||
er vernimmt | sie vernehmen | er vernehme | sie vernehmen | ||
preterite | ich vernahm | wir vernahmen | ii | ich vernähme1 | wir vernähmen1 |
du vernahmst | ihr vernahmt | du vernähmest1 du vernähmst1 |
ihr vernähmet1 ihr vernähmt1 | ||
er vernahm | sie vernahmen | er vernähme1 | sie vernähmen1 | ||
imperative | vernimm (du) | vernehmt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “vernehmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “vernehmen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “vernehmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “vernehmen” in Duden online
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