English–German

“take part in” in German

German

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtaɪ̯lˌneːmən/

Example

Ich nehme heute am Kurs teil.

I am taking part in the course today.

Illustration for teilnehmen (take part in)

How to say “take part in” in German

“Take part in” in German is teilnehmen.

A person enters a shared activity and counts as one of its participants.

Full entry for teilnehmen: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with teilnehmen

Am Montag nehme ich an einem Treffen teil.

On Monday, I take part in a meeting.

Tips for using teilnehmen

  • Teilnehmen is separable, so a finite main clause has nimmt ... teil, while the activity normally follows an with the dative.

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