Translation
to take
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Word origin
From Old High German neman, from the same Germanic root as the archaic English verb nim ('to take') and the adjective nimble.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- neman
- English cognates
- nimble
Grammar
Examples
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I'm taking the eight o'clock train.
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Will you have some more coffee?
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He took the decision into his own hands.
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Stories
(17)Auf dem Markt: Kuchen und ein Geschenk
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Beim Arzt mit Schmerzen
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Das Geld
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Der Austausch in der Kantine
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Im Gesch盲ft: Das Handy ist kaputt
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Zwei Karten f眉rs Konzert
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Der Bus kommt nicht
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Der falsche Bus
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Der Kuchen f眉r Oma
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Unser Zimmer
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Wo ist mein Handy?
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Die Frau im Zug
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Eine Woche ohne Handy
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Zu m眉de f眉r alles
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Die T眉r ist offen
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Selins Entscheidung
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Wer hat den Garten zerst枚rt?
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Grammar articles
(6)German Compound Nouns: Connecting Letters (Fugenelemente)
German Imperative: du, ihr, Sie Commands (and sei, seid, seien Sie)
German Irregular Verbs: The Strong Verb Patterns That Repeat
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Simple Past (Pr盲teritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German Verb Conjugation: The One Pattern Under Every Verb
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 10: Words 171-180.