nimmt

Nimmt is the present tense, third-person singular form of the German verb nehmen, meaning to take. It is used with subjects such as er, sie, or es and appears in many daily contexts, from physically taking objects to accepting offers or making decisions. The infinitive is nehmen, and the past participle is genommen; the present perfect is formed with haben, as in er hat genommen.

Conjugation and forms: In the present tense the standard paradigm is ich nehme, du nimmst, er nimmt, wir nehmen, ihr nehmt, sie nehmen. The stem vowel changes in the singular forms (nimm- vs. nimmt), a characteristic of this strong verb. Beyond the simple present, nehmen appears in many compound forms and verbal families, such as aufnehmen (to record or absorb), übernehmen (to undertake or take over), and mitnehmen (to take along). The related noun Einnahme (income, intake) is formed from the same root.

Uses and meanings: The core meaning is to take. Examples include Er nimmt den Bus zur Arbeit (He takes the bus to work) and Sie nimmt eine Pause (She is taking a break). Take can also be used metaphorically, as in Er nimmt das Angebot an (He accepts the offer) or Die Ernte nimmt zu (The harvest is increasing). Additionally, nehmen appears in phrases that express duration, consumption, or acquisition, such as etwas in Anspruch nehmen (to require or occupy) or etwas einnehmen (to take in, to ingest).

See also: nehmen, German verb conjugation, strong verbs, prefixes with nehmen.