No. 438 in German
genommen
Taken.
In a sentence
1. Ich habe das Buch von der Bibliothek genommen.
I took the book from the library.
Here, 'genommen' is the past participle form of 'nehmen' (to take), used in perfect tense to denote the action of taking.
2. Das wird schon mit Humor genommen.
This will be taken with humor.
In this example, 'genommen' shows its use in a phrasing where it means 'accepted' or 'regarded in a specific way', still stemming from the verb 'nehmen'.
3. Alles in allem war es leicht genommen.
All in all, it was taken lightly.
Here, 'genommen' demonstrates a metaphorical use, expressing the figurative action of considering something in a specific way.
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