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No. 15,313 in German

unternehme

"Unternehme" is the first-person singular present tense of "unternehmen," meaning "I undertake" or "I attempt."

In a sentence

  • Ich unternehme heute einen Spaziergang.

    I am going for a walk today.

    'unternehme' here means 'I undertake' or 'I engage in' and expresses performing an activity.

  • Was unternimmst du am Wochenende?

    What are you planning to do on the weekend?

    'unternimmst' here is the second-person singular form and is used to ask about planned actions.

  • Wir haben eine Reise unternommen.

    We went on a trip.

    'unternommen' here is the past participle and indicates that an action (a trip) was carried out in the past.

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