teilnehmen

German

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Etymology

From Teil (part) +‎ nehmen (take). Calque of Latin participō, whence also English participate; compare corresponding calques such as Dutch deelnemen, English take part, Icelandic taka þátt. In this expression, the noun Teil (part) is considered verblasst (grammaticalized) and thus written lowercase when separated (Ich nehme teil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtaɪ̯lneːmən]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: teil‧neh‧men

Verb

teilnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt teil, past tense nahm teil, past participle teilgenommen, past subjunctive nähme teil, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to participate (in) [with an (+ dative)]

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