nimm

nimm is the informal singular imperative form of the German verb nehmen, meaning to take. It is used to address one person in a direct command or request, for example in phrases such as Nimm das! (“Take that”) or Nimm dir Zeit (“Take your time”).

In German, the imperative mood for the du form is nimm, while other forms of the verb are nehmt for the plural informal, and nehmen Sie for the formal address. The imperative often omits the subject, since the understood subject is you. Negative imperatives use nicht after the verb, as in Nimm das nicht! (Don’t take that). Colloquial contractions such as nimm's (“take it”) are common in spoken language.

nimm appears in a wide range of contexts, including instructions, advice, and exclamations. As a verb form rather than a noun, it typically does not take capitalization unless it begins a sentence in written text. Etymologically, nehmen and its imperatives descend from Old High German niman and related Germanic roots, with nimm representing the second-person singular stem in the present tense.

See also: nehmen, German grammar, imperative mood, German verbs.