No. 442 in Dutch
namen
"Namen" in Dutch means "took" (past tense of "nemen," which means "to take").
In a sentence
De kinderen namen hun speelgoed mee naar het park.
The children took their toys to the park.
In this sentence, 'namen' is the past tense plural form of the verb 'nemen,' meaning 'to take.' Here it is used to indicate what the children did.
Tijdens de les namen we aantekeningen over de geschiedenis van het land.
During the class, we took notes about the history of the country.
In this usage, 'namen' again is the past tense form of 'nemen,' used to describe the act of taking notes.
Hun namen stonden op de lijst van vrijwilligers.
Their names were on the list of volunteers.
In this sentence, 'namen' appears as a plural noun meaning 'names,' unrelated to the verb 'nemen.'
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