nemen

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Pronunciation

Pronoun

nemen

  1. (interrogative) what

References

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Verb

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.
  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.

Inflection

Inflection 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 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

nem +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ne‧men

Noun

nemen

  1. superessive singular of nem

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

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

Strong class 4
Infinitive nēmen
3rd sg. past nam
3rd pl. past nâmen
Past participle genōmen
Infinitive nēmen
In genitive nēmens
In dative nēmene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular nēme nam
2nd singular nēems, nēmes nâems, nâmes
3rd singular nēemt, nēmet nam
1st plural nēmen nâmen
2nd plural nēemt, nēmet nâemt, nâmet
3rd plural nēmen nâmen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular nēme nâme
2nd singular nēems, nēmes nâmes
3rd singular nēme nâme
1st plural nēmen nâmen
2nd plural nēemt, nēmet nâmet
3rd plural nēmen nâmen
Imperative Present
Singular nem, nēem, nēme
Plural nēemt, nēmet
Present Past
Participle nēmende genōmen

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Middle Low German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

nēmen

  1. to take

Conjugation

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 Imperatives
Present nēmende 2nd Person Singular nim
Past genōmen or genāmen 2nd Person 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

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