nemen

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nemen/

Pronoun

nemen

1. (interrogative) what

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

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.

Conjugation

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.

Derived terms

phrases

• door de bank genomen

 

nouns

• nemer

 

adjectives

• neembaar

 

verbs

• aannemen
• afnemen
• au sérieux nemen
• beetnemen
• benemen
• bij de neus nemen
• bijeennemen
• bijnemen
• de benen nemen
• de kuierlatten nemen
• dichtnemen
• dooreennemen
• doornemen
• ernstig nemen
• genemen
• gevangennemen
• heennemen
• innemen
• kennisnemen
• losnemen
• medenemen
• meenemen
• misnemen
• nanemen
• ondernemen
• ontnemen
• opnemen
• overnemen
• samennemen
• serieus nemen
• terugnemen
• thuisnemen
• toenemen
• tussennemen
• uiteennemen
• uitnemen
• vastnemen
• vernemen
• voorafnemen
• voorinnemen
• voornemen
• voortnemen
• vooruitnemen
• vrijnemen
• waarnemen
• wedernemen
• wederomnemen
• weernemen
• weeromnemen
• wegnemen

 

Descendants

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

Anagrams

• menen, menne

Hungarian

Etymology

nem +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛmɛn]
• 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

• benēmen
• genēmen
• vernēmen

Descendants

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

Further reading

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

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German nëman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈnɛmən/

Verb

nëmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimet, past tense nam, past participle genomen, past subjunctive næme, auxiliary hān)

1. to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of nëmen (class 4 strong, auxiliary hān)

infinitive		nëmen
genitive gerund		nëmennes nëmenes
dative gerund		nëmenne nëmene
present participle		nëmende
past participle		genomen
auxiliary		hān
	indicative			subjunctive
	singular	plural		singular	plural
present	ich nime	wir nëmen	i	ich nëme	wir nëmen
	du nimest	ir nëmet		du nëmest	ir nëmet
	ër nimet	sie nëment		ër nëme	sie nëmen
preterite	ich nam	wir nāmen	ii	ich næme	wir næmen
	du næme	ir nāmet		du næmest	ir næmet
	ër nam	sie nāmen		ër næme	sie næmen
imperative	nim (du)	nëmet (ir)

Composed forms of nëmen (class 4 strong, auxiliary hān)

perfect
	singular	plural		singular	plural
indicative	ich hān genomen	wir hān genomen	subjunctive	ich habe genomen	wir haben genomen
	du hāst genomen	ir hāt genomen		du habest genomen	ir habet genomen
	ër hāt genomen	sie hānt genomen		ër habe genomen	sie haben genomen
pluperfect
indicative	ich habete genomen	wir habeten genomen	subjunctive	ich habete genomen	wir habeten genomen
	du habetest genomen	ir habetet genomen		du habetest genomen	ir habetet genomen
	ër habete genomen	sie habeten genomen		ër habete genomen	sie habeten genomen
future i
infinitive	nëmen süln		subjunctive i	ich sul nëmen	wir suln nëmen
				du sule nëmen	ir sulet nëmen
				ër sul nëmen	sie suln nëmen
indicative	ich sol nëmen	wir sulen nëmen	subjunctive ii	ich sölte nëmen ich sölde nëmen	wir sölten nëmen wir sölden nëmen
	du solt nëmen	ir sulet nëmen		du söltest nëmen du söldest nëmen	ir söltet nëmen ir söldet nëmen
	ër sol nëmen	sie sulen nëmen		ër sölte nëmen ër sölde nëmen	sie sölten nëmen sie sölden nëmen
future ii
infinitive	genomen hān süln		subjunctive i	ich sul genomen hān	wir suln genomen hān
				du sule genomen hān	ir sulet genomen hān
				ër sul genomen hān	sie suln genomen hān
indicative	ich sol genomen hān	wir sulen genomen hān	subjunctive ii	ich sölte genomen hān ich sölde genomen hān	wir sölten genomen hān wir sölden genomen hān
	du solt genomen hān	ir sulet genomen hān		du söltest genomen hān du söldest genomen hān	ir söltet genomen hān ir söldet genomen hān
	ër sol genomen hān	sie sulen genomen hān		ër sölte genomen hān ër sölde genomen hān	sie sölten genomen hān sie sölden genomen hān

Descendants

• German: nehmen

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “gëben”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Middle Low German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Descendants

• Low German: nehmen