afnemen

afnemen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afnemen, avenemen, from Old Dutch avaneman, from Proto-Germanic *abanemaną; equivalent to af +‎ nemen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfneːmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧ne‧men

Verb

afnemen

1. (intransitive) to decrease

   De werkloosheid is nog niet afgenomen.

   Unemployment has not fallen yet.

2. (transitive) to take off, to remove

   Hij had zijn hoed afgenomen.

   He had taken off his hat.

3. (transitive) to take, to draw

   bloed afnemen

   to draw blood (for medical purposes)

4. (transitive) to have (someone) undergo

   examen afnemen

   to have (someone) undergo an exam

Inflection

Inflection of afnemen (strong class 4, separable)
infinitive	afnemen
past singular	nam af
past participle	afgenomen
infinitive	afnemen
gerund	afnemen n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	neem af	nam af	afneem	afnam
2nd person sing. (jij)	neemt af	nam af	afneemt	afnam
2nd person sing. (u)	neemt af	nam af	afneemt	afnam
2nd person sing. (gij)	neemt af	naamt af	afneemt	afnaamt
3rd person singular	neemt af	nam af	afneemt	afnam
plural	nemen af	namen af	afnemen	afnamen
subjunctive sing.1	neme af	name af	afneme	afname
subjunctive plur.1	nemen af	namen af	afnemen	afnamen
imperative sing.	neem af
imperative plur.1	neemt af
participles	afnemend	afgenomen
1) Archaic.

Antonyms

• toenemen

Derived terms

• afname

Descendants

• Afrikaans: afneem
• Jersey Dutch: âfnême

Anagrams

• nemen af