genommen

genommen is the past participle of the German verb nehmen (to take). It is used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses (Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt) and with werden to form the passive voice (Es wird genommen; Das Brot wurde genommen). As such, taken denotes that the action of taking has occurred or is being carried out.

Grammar and formation: nehmen is a strong verb. The present tense forms include ich nehme, du nimmst, er nimmt; the simple past (Präteritum) is nahm; the past participle is genommen. The participle is used with haben to form the perfect tenses and with werden to form the passive voice. The prefix ge- is part of the participle in standard usage: genommen.

Meaning and usage: genommen covers many senses of “taking” in German. It can refer to physically taking something (Ich habe das Buch genommen), to taking medicine (Ich habe die Tabletten genommen), or to taking time, opportunities, or measures (Wir haben eine Pause genommen; Wir haben die Gelegenheit genommen). Many common phrases involve nehmen, such as Platz nehmen (to take a seat) or etwas mitnehmen (to take something with you). In other contexts, nehmen appears in prefixed forms such as aufnehmen (to record or to absorb) or mitnehmen (to take along).

Translation and nuance: In English, genommen is typically translated as “taken.” The exact meaning depends on context and the collocations in which nehmen appears, since the verb has many idiomatic uses and combines with various prefixes to form related meanings.