nemen

• IPA^(key): /nemen/

nemen

1. (interrogative) what

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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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ne‧men
• Rhymes: -eːmən

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.

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.

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

• menen, menne

nem +‎ -en

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

nemen

1. superessive singular of nem

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

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

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

• benēmen
• genēmen
• vernēmen

• Dutch: nemen
  • Afrikaans: neem
  • Jersey Dutch: nême
  • Negerhollands: neem
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: nemek, name
• Limburgish: naeme, nömme

• “nemen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nemen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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

• Stem vowel: ē²
  • (originally) IPA^(key): /nɪɛmən/
• Stem vowel: ē¹
  • (by way of regularisation) IPA^(key): /nɪəmən/

nēmen

1. to take

• Low German: nehmen