innemen

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Dutch

Etymology

in +‎ nemen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪˌneːmə(n)/

Verb

innemen

  1. to swallow (a medicine)
    Hij moet elke ochtend een pil innemen.
    He has to swallow a pill every morning.
  2. to confiscate, to conquer
    De politie zal de illegale goederen innemen.
    The police will confiscate the illegal goods.
  3. to charm
    Haar glimlach kan iedereen innemen.
    Her smile can charm anyone.
  4. (of clothing) to take in, to reduce, to make the waist smaller (of trousers, skirts)
    Deze rok moet je even laten innemen.
    You should let reduce this skirt a bit.

Inflection

Inflection of innemen (strong class 4, separable)
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 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: inneem
  • Negerhollands: neem in

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