Mitnimmt

Mitnimmt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German separable verb mitnehmen, meaning to take along or to include something as part of what one is taking. The form is used when the subject performs the action of taking something with them. Examples: Er nimmt seinen Regenschirm mit. Sie nimmt die Zeitung mit ins Büro.

The verb mitnehmen is built from mit- (with, along) and nehmen (to take). In main clauses, the prefix mit is separated and placed at the end of the clause in present and simple past tenses: Er nimmt... mit. In infinitive constructions and subordinate clauses, the prefix appears together with the verb in certain positions, e.g., Ich möchte meinen Mantel mitnehmen. The past participle is mitgenommen, as in Sie hat den Schlüssel mitgenommen.

Usage and meanings: The primary sense is physical transport—taking an object with you when you leave a place, such as a bag, umbrella, or food. It also appears in phrases indicating inclusion of something in a plan or agreement, for example, etwas in eine Kalkulation oder Vereinbarung mitnehmen, though this figurative use is less common in everyday speech than the literal sense.

Noun form and related usage: The noun Mitnehmen (das Mitnehmen) refers to the act or concept of taking something along, or, in a restaurant context, to takeout or takeaway. Expressions like Speisen zum Mitnehmen are widely used in signage and menus to indicate food that can be taken away.

Related verbs include mitbringen (to bring along) and anpassungen of mitnehmen in various tenses. Mitnehmen remains a common, versatile verb in spoken and written German.