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 afnam afafneemafnam
2nd person sing. (jij) neemt afnam afafneemtafnam
2nd person sing. (u) neemt afnam afafneemtafnam
2nd person sing. (gij) neemt afnaamt afafneemtafnaamt
3rd person singular neemt afnam afafneemtafnam
plural nemen afnamen afafnemenafnamen
subjunctive sing.1 neme afname afafnemeafname
subjunctive plur.1 nemen afnamen afafnemenafnamen
imperative sing. neem af
imperative plur.1 neemt af
participles afnemendafgenomen
1) Archaic.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: afneem
  • Jersey Dutch: âfnême

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