vornehmen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌneːmən/

verb B2

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.
reflexive

Forms

present
nimmt vor
past
nahm vor
perfect
hat vorgenommen

Meaning

  1. sich vornehmen: to plan, to resolve, to intend to do

    Built from vor (before, forward) + nehmen (to take).

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • vor before, forward
  • nehmen to take

Practice

1 What does vornehmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe mir ___, mehr zu lesen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vornehmen?

See also

verbirregularseparablereflexivecompound

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