| jemanden |
| 1. pron. accusative singular of jemand | |
| fassen |
| 1. v. to gird, to surround, to confine into a form | |
| 2. v. to grasp, to catch | |
| 3. v. to seize, to capture | |
| 4. v. to compose oneself (to calm, to free from agitation) | |
| 5. v. to accept, to believe (a misfortune) | |
| Ich fasse es nicht, dass sie weg ist. - I can't believe she's gone. | |
| gefangen |
| 1. Participle. past participle of fangen | |
| 2. adj. caught | |
| 3. adj. imprisoned | |
| 4. adj. trapped | |
| fangen |
| 1. v. to catch (grab something flying in the air) | |
| Der Torwart fängt den Ball. - The goalkeeper catches the ball. | |
| 2. v. to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal) | |
| Die Förster fingen das entlaufene Wildschwein. - The rangers caught the run-away boar. | |
| 3. v. to improve in health; do well again; to do better | |
| Es sah schlecht um sie aus, aber jetzt hat sie sich wieder gefangen. - It looked quite bad for her, but now she has improved again. | |
| 4. v. to calm down; to compose oneself | |
| Wenn du dich gefangen hast, kannst du jetzt essen kommen. - If you’ve composed yourself, you may come to dinner now. | |
| 5. v. (colloquial transitive with reflexive dative) to catch (a disease; something unpleasant) | |
| Ich hab mir auf der Kirmes nur ’ne Grippe gefangen. - All I caught at the fun fair was a flu. | |
| 6. v. (colloquial with eine and reflexive dative) to be slapped | |
| Sag das noch mal und du fängst dir eine. - Say that again and you’ll catch it. | |
| Nehmen |
| 1. n. gerund of nehmen | |
| 2. v. to take (something into one's possession or on one's body) | |
| Wer hat meinen Hut genommen? - Who took my hat? | |
| 3. v. (ditransitive) to take from | |
| Die Niederlage nahm der Mannschaft den Mut. - The team's defeat robbed them of their courage. | |
| 4. v. to hold (in one's hands), to grasp | |
| Hier, nimm meine Hand. - Here, take my hand. | |
| 5. v. to take, to consider (a statement, a situation, an idea, etc, in a certain way, for example seriously, badly, personally) | |
| Die Polizei nimmt die Angriffe ernst. - The police are taking the attacks seriously. | |
| Ich nehme diese Bemerkung übel. - I resent (take as offensive) that remark. | |
| Das ist eine Redewendung, also sollte man sie nicht wörtlich nehmen. - That's a figure of speech so you shouldn't take it literally. | |
| 6. v. to capture, to arrest | |
| Die Verbrecher wurden in Gewahrsam genommen. - The criminals were taken into custody. | |
| 7. v. to ingest (e.g. a pill) | |
| Nimm etwas Aspirin, wenn du Kopfschmerzen hast. - Take some aspirin if you have a headache. | |
| 8. v. to move into, to sit at (one's assigned position) | |
| Meine Damen und Herren, bitte nehmen Sie Ihre Plätze. - Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. | |
| 9. v. to use (time, effort, etc. for a specific purpose) | |
| Du solltest dir etwas Zeit nehmen, um dich zu entspannen. - You should take some time to relax. | |
| 10. v. To begin or cause the action implied by a noun to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
| Abschied nehmen - to say goodbye, lit=to take farewell | |
| Abstand nehmen - to refrain, lit=to take distance | |
| seinen Anfang nehmen - to begin, lit=to take its beginning | |
| Anstoß nehmen - to take offense | |
| ein Beispiel nehmen - to follow an example, lit=to take an example | |
| Einfluss nehmen - to exert influence, lit=to take influence | |
| ein Ende nehmen - to come to an end, lit=to take an end | |
| seinen Lauf nehmen - to run its course, lit=to take its run | |
| das Leben nehmen - to kill, lit=to take the life | |
| Maß nehmen - to take a measurement | |
| Notiz nehmen - to take notice | |
| Rücksicht nehmen - to consider, lit=to take consideration | |
| Stellung nehmen - to comment, lit=to take position | |
| einen Verlauf nehmen - to follow a course, lit=to take a course | |
| sich Zeit nehmen - to allow sufficient time, lit=to take oneself time | |
| 11. v. to cause oneself to be (in some state); to become; to take oneself (to some state) | |
| Nimm dich in Acht! - Take care! | |
| 12. v. to seize, to capture | |
| 13. v. to receive, to accept | |
| 14. v. to foul | |
