afnemen
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch afnemen, avenemen, from Old Dutch avaneman, from Proto-Germanic *abanemaną; equivalent to af + nemen.
Pronunciation
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[edit]afnemen
- (intransitive) to decrease
- Antonym: toenemen
- De vraag naar het product is sterk afgenomen in de afgelopen maanden. ― The demand for the product has significantly decreased in the past months.
- Door efficiëntere processen is de wachttijd sterk afgenomen voor klanten. ― Due to more efficient processes, the waiting time for customers has greatly decreased.
- De werkloosheid is nog niet afgenomen. ― Unemployment has not fallen yet.
- (transitive) to take off, to remove
- De arts moet het verband afnemen om de wond te controleren. ― The doctor needs to remove the bandage to check the wound.
- Hij had zijn hoed afgenomen. ― He had taken off his hat.
- (transitive) to take, to draw
- Ze zal een kleine hoeveelheid bloed afnemen voor het onderzoek. ― She will draw a small amount of blood for the examination.
- (transitive) to have (someone) undergo
- Hij moet volgende week een medische test afnemen om zijn gezondheid te controleren. ― He has to undergo a medical test next week to check his health.
- De leraar zal aan het eind van het semester een examen afnemen om de kennis van de studenten te evalueren. ― The teacher will have the students take an exam at the end of the semester to evaluate their knowledge.
- Drugstests afnemen is onderdeel van het beleid. ― Conducting drug tests is part of the policy.
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of afnemen (strong class 4, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | afnemen | |||
| past singular | nam af | |||
| past participle | afgenomen | |||
| infinitive | afnemen | |||
| gerund | afnemen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | neem af | nam af | afneem | afnam |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | neemt af, neem af2 | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | neemt af | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | neemt af | naamt af | afneemt | afnaamt |
| 3rd person singular | neemt af | nam af | afneemt | afnam |
| plural | nemen af | namen af | afnemen | afnamen |
| subjunctive sing.1 | neme af | name af | afneme | afname |
| subjunctive plur.1 | nemen af | namen af | afnemen | afnamen |
| imperative sing. | neem af | |||
| imperative plur.1 | neemt af | |||
| participles | afnemend | afgenomen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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