nehmen — to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from
nehmen is the #118 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to take (something into one's possession or on one's body); to take from” and is pronounced /ˈneːmən/.
#118frequency rank
0.06%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of nehmen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nimmt | he/she · present | he/she takes |
| nahm | past | took |
| genommen | past participle | taken |
| nähme | subjunctive past | took |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| nehmen | infinitive | to take |
| nehmend | -ing form | taking |
| nehme | I · present | I take |
| nehmen | we · present | we take |
| nehme | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I take |
| nehmen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we take |
| nimmst | you · present | you take |
| nehmt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) take |
| nehmest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you take |
| nehmet | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) take |
| nehmen | they · present | they take |
| nehme | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she take |
| nehmen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they take |
| nahm | I · past | I took |
| nahmen | we · past | we took |
| nähme | I · subjunctive II (would / if) | I would take |
| nähmen | we · subjunctive II (would / if) | we would take |
| nahmst | you · past | you took |
| nahmt | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) took |
| nähmest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would take |
| nähmst | you · subjunctive II (would / if) | you would take |
| nähmet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would take |
| nähmt | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) | you (pl.) would take |
| nahm | he/she · past | he/she took |
| nahmen | they · past | they took |
| nähme | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) | he/she would take |
| nähmen | they · subjunctive II (would / if) | they would take |
| nimm | you · command | take! |
| nehmt | you (pl.) · command | take! (to several) |