eingenommen

Eingenommen is the past participle of the German verb einnehmen. It has several core meanings depending on context: to ingest or take in, to occupy or seize a place, and in a figurative sense to be impressed by or won over by something.

In medical contexts, eingenommen is used with verbs of taking or swallowing. For example: Ich habe heute drei Tabletten eingenommen. In military or territorial contexts, it can denote seizing or occupying a location: Die Truppen haben die Stadt eingenommen. In a figurative sense, someone can be eingenommen by an idea or plan: Sie war von dem Plan eingenommen. There are also senses related to collecting or earning, as in finanzieller Sinn: Der Staat hat Steuern eingenommen.

Etymology and grammar: eingenommen is derived from ein- (prefix indicating inclusion or completion) and nehmen (to take). It is the participle used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses: Ich habe Medikamente eingenommen; Die Stadt ist eingenommen worden. The form is versatile across tenses and stems from the same verb as the related noun Einnahme (intake, revenue, occupation).

Usage notes: In everyday language, eingenommen commonly appears with medical, military, and figurative senses. The phrase von etwas eingenommen bedeutet “impressed by something” or “taken with something.” Although similar in spelling, it should not be confused with other participles formed from different verbs.

See also: einnehmen, Einnahme, besetzen, erobern, tabletten einnehmen.