⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A2
nehmen
Irregular (e -> imm) Level A2 ⭐ #20 Most CommonEnglish translation: to take
Stem Pattern: nehme, nimmst, nimmt / nahm / genommen
💡 Key Usage Note: Long 'e' shortens and doubles into 'mm': nimmst, nimmt!
📘 Linguistic Rule: e -> i shift with consonant doubling (nimm-).
⚖️ Nehmen vs Geben
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Präsens
Vowel shift e -> i with double m.
| Subject Pronoun | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ich | nehme | |
| du | nimmst | |
| er / sie / es | nimmt | |
| wir | nehmen | |
| ihr | nehmt | |
| sie / Sie | nehmen |
Example Sentences in Context
- Ich nehme einen Kaffee. — I take / will have a coffee.
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Präsens
ich
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Answer
nehme
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Quick Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Test your understanding of 'nehmen' across tenses
Question 1 (Präsens)
Er ___ die U-Bahn zur Arbeit.
Other Important German Verbs to Study
sein Irregular
to be
haben Irregular
to have
werden Irregular
to become / will (future auxiliary)
können Irregular
can / to be able to
gehen Irregular
to go / to walk
sehen Strong Verb
to see / look
wissen Irregular (Preterite-Present)
to know (facts/information)
bleiben Strong Verb
to stay / remain
geben Strong Verb
to give / there is (es gibt)
sprechen Strong Verb
to speak / talk
fahren Strong Verb
to drive / ride / travel
helfen Irregular (e -> i / Dativ)
to help (takes dative)