innemen

Dutch

Etymology

in +‎ nemen

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ˈɪˌneːmə(n)/

Verb

innemen

  1. to swallow (a medicine)
    Hij moet elke ochtend een pil innemen.
    He has to swallow a pill every morning.
  2. to confiscate, to conquer
    De politie zal de illegale goederen innemen.
    The police will confiscate the illegal goods.
  3. to charm
    Haar glimlach kan iedereen innemen.
    Her smile can charm anyone.
  4. (of clothing) to take in, to reduce, to make the waist smaller (of trousers, skirts)
    Deze rok moet je even laten innemen.
    You should let reduce this skirt a bit.

Inflection
Inflection of innemen (strong class 4, separable)
infinitive innemen
past singular nam in
past participle ingenomen
infinitive innemen
gerund innemen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular neem innam ininneeminnam
2nd person sing. (jij) neemt innam ininneemtinnam
2nd person sing. (u) neemt innam ininneemtinnam
2nd person sing. (gij) neemt innaamt ininneemtinnaamt
3rd person singular neemt innam ininneemtinnam
plural nemen innamen ininnemeninnamen
subjunctive sing.1 neme inname ininnemeinname
subjunctive plur.1 nemen innamen ininnemeninnamen
imperative sing. neem in
imperative plur.1 neemt in
participles innemendingenomen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: inneem
  • Negerhollands: neem in

Anagrams
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