Übernahme

/ˈyːbɐˌnaːmə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Übernahmen

Meaning

  1. takeover, acquisition

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Putsch

Close, figuratively — both mean seizing control, a political coup vs a business takeover.

Similar in other languages

English

coup

Close, figuratively — a takeover relates to a corporate coup.

Practice

1 What does Übernahme mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ der Firma dauerte Monate.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Übernahme?

noun

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