How to Say ‘We take’ in German
Nehmen wir
NEH-men veer
[NEH-men veer]
💬 Usage Tip: German often puts the verb before [wir] in questions or after a word like [dann]: [Dann nehmen wir …]. Compare the normal statement order [Wir nehmen dann …].
Phrase Breakdown
Nehmen
[NEH-men]
take
From the verb 'nehmen'; here it means 'let us take' or 'we take' depending on context.
In „Nehmen wir“ leitet „Nehmen“ oft ein Beispiel ein.
In “Let us take / We take,” “Nehmen” often introduces an example.
wir
[veer]
we
Personal pronoun for the first person plural.
In „Nehmen wir“ zeigt „wir“, dass mehrere Personen zusammen gemeint sind.
In “Let us take / We take,” “wir” shows that several people are included together.
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