Nehmen
Example: Ich nehme jeden Morgen den Bus zur Arbeit.
Definition
"Nehmen" means to take or to accept something. It is commonly used to indicate grabbing, choosing, or using an object, service, or opportunity, as in the phrase "Ich nehme jeden Morgen den Bus zur Arbeit," meaning to take the bus every morning to work.
Etymology
The word "nehmen" comes from Old High German "neman," which traces back to the Proto-Germanic root *nemaną, meaning 'to take.' It is related to the English word "name," which originally meant 'to take' or 'to seize.' Did you know that "nehmen" shares its origin with several other Germanic languages' verbs for taking?
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"Nehmen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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