abnehmen

/ˈapˌneːmən/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
nimmt ab
past
nahm ab
perfect
hat abgenommen

Meaning

  1. to take off, to remove; to lose weight

    Built from ab (off, away) + nehmen (to take).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • nehmen to take

Practice

1 What does abnehmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das Bild von der Wand ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abnehmen?

Opposites

  • zunehmen
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