Wegnimmt

Wegnimmt is a form associated with the German verb wegnehmen, meaning to take away or confiscate. In standard German, wegnehmen is a separable-prefix verb, and in present tense the common construction places the prefix at the end of the clause: er nimmt weg, sie nimmt weg. The specific string wegnimmt is not typically the standard written form in contemporary German; the usual present-tense form is two words. Wegnehmen forms a regular set: past participle weggenommen, simple past nahm weg, and present tense ich nehme weg, du nimmst weg, er nimmt weg, wir nehmen weg, ihr nehmt weg, sie nehmen weg.

Etymology and meaning: wegnehmen combines weg- (away) with nehmen (to take). The prefix adds the sense of removal or deprivation, often implying that something is taken from someone or moved out of a place. The term can describe physical seizure, confiscation, or figurative removal, such as opportunities or time.

Grammar and usage: wegnehmen is transitive and typically requires a direct object representing what is taken and, in many contexts, a dative indirect object indicating who loses it. Common pattern: jmdm. etw. wegnehmen (to take something away from someone). Examples: Der Dieb nimmt dem Mann die Brieftasche weg. Die Polizei nimmt dem Verdächtigen den Ausweis weg. Figurative uses include taking away chances, hope, or resources. The verb participates in standard tense and mood forms like any other German verb; the past tense is nahm weg, and the perfect is hat weggenommen.

Related terms: Wegnahme (the act of taking away), weggegeben (rare), and weitere Verben mit getrennten Präfixen (separable-prefix verbs). See also dictionaries such as Duden for orthography and usage.