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GERMAN VERB

übernehmen

to take something on, to take over

  • #440 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: übernommen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I take something on
  2. du you take something on
  3. er, sie, es he/she takes something on
  4. wir we take something on
  5. ihr you all take something on
  6. sie, Sie they take something on

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I took something on
  2. du you took something on
  3. er, sie, es he/she took something on
  4. wir we took something on
  5. ihr you all took something on
  6. sie, Sie they took something on

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have taken something on
  2. du you have taken something on
  3. er, sie, es he/she has taken something on
  4. wir we have taken something on
  5. ihr you all have taken something on
  6. sie, Sie they have taken something on

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will take something on
  2. du you will take something on
  3. er, sie, es he/she will take something on
  4. wir we will take something on
  5. ihr you all will take something on
  6. sie, Sie they will take something on

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would take something on
  2. du you would take something on
  3. er, sie, es he/she would take something on
  4. wir we would take something on
  5. ihr you all would take something on
  6. sie, Sie they would take something on

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du take something on!
  2. ihr take something on! (all of you)
  3. Sie take something on! (formal)

How to use übernehmen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich übernehme heute das Kochen.

    I'll take over the cooking today.

  2. Simple past

    Sie übernahm die Firma von ihrem Vater.

    She took over the company from her father.

  3. Perfect

    Wer hat die Rechnung übernommen?

    Who picked up the bill?

  4. Future

    Ab März werde ich das Projekt übernehmen.

    From March I'll take over the project.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde die Aufgabe gern übernehmen.

    I'd gladly take on the task.

  6. Imperative

    Übernimm du das Fahren, ich bin müde.

    You take over the driving, I'm tired.

Good to know

  • Übernehmen keeps its prefix: ich übernehme, ich habe übernommen.
  • Ich übernehme das! is "I'll take care of it", and at the table, "this one's on me".

Where you hear übernehmen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Intermediate Level 2

  • Max übernimmt das Wetter. Max takes on the weather.
  • Gestern habe ich das Konzert übernommen. Yesterday I took on the concert.
  • Morgen übernehme ich den Bahnhof. Tomorrow I'll take on the station.
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The Morning Conference

Intermediate Level 2 · Ich übernehme das.

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