Take - Nehmen (The 142nd Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Take is Nehmen. It can be used as verb. It is the 142nd most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

en English: take

de German: nehmen

Verb A1

Examples

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In any case, take that train tomorrow. Nehmen Sie auf jeden Fall morgen den Zug.
I think I'll take a bath tonight. Ich denke, ich werde heute Abend ein Bad nehmen.
Take whichever of these you want. Nehmen Sie, was Sie wollen.
Don't let him take it. Lass ihn nicht nehmen.
Don't let him take the car. Lass ihn nicht das Auto nehmen.
I think I will take a vacation this week. Ich denke, ich werde mir diese Woche frei nehmen.
I cannot take a vacation. I'm the boss and I'm very busy. Ich kann mir keinen Urlaub nehmen. Ich bin der Chef und sehr beschäftigt.
As I was in a hurry, I had to take a taxi. Da ich es eilig hatte, musste ich ein Taxi nehmen.

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Take - Nehmen (The 142nd Most Common German Word)
Let's take the bus. Nehmen wir den Bus.
We need to take that bus. Wir müssen den Bus da nehmen.
I'll take this: I like the colour. Ich werde dieses nehmen. Die Farbe gefällt mir.
You always take things too seriously. Sie nehmen immer alles zu ernst.
You may take either of the books. Sie können beide Bücher nehmen.
Our plans for the summer are taking shape. Unsere Pläne für den Sommer nehmen Gestalt an.
Call me at four; I must take the first train. Rufen Sie mich um vier an; Ich muss den ersten Zug nehmen.
I cannot take less. Ich kann nicht weniger nehmen.
Take the medicine every hour. Nehmen Sie die Medizin stündlich.
Take a taxi. It will arrive in five minutes. Ein Taxi nehmen. Es wird in fünf Minuten eintreffen.
I'll take that matter upon myself. Ich werde die Angelegenheit auf mich nehmen.
I'll take this one. Ich werde das nehmen.
I have to take a bus to go anywhere. Wo ich auch hinwill, ich muss den Bus nehmen.

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Take - Nehmen (The 142nd Most Common German Word)

This word appears in the following categories

Verb A1

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