Annehmen Examples, Sentences and Quiz in German
How do you actually use annehmen — “to accept” — in a real sentence? This page shows you: twelve example sentences across the tenses, a short dialogue, the mistakes learners make most often with this verb, and a quiz to test yourself. Every German form on this page comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for annehmen. Start with the simplest sentence: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I accept the firm's offer.”
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for annehmen, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Annehmen in real sentences
Twelve sentences with annehmen, covering the present, the Präteritum, the Perfekt, the Plusquamperfekt, the future, Konjunktiv I and II, and the imperative. Say each one aloud, then cover the German and try to produce it from the English.
- “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I accept the firm's offer.”
- “Du nimmst das Angebot der Firma an.” — “You accept the firm's offer.”
- “Er nimmt das Angebot der Firma an.” — “He accepts the firm's offer.”
- “Ich nahm das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Wir nahmen das Angebot der Firma an.” — “We accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Ich habe das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “I have accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Du hast das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “You have accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Ich hatte das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “I had accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Wir werden das Angebot der Firma annehmen.” — “We will accept the firm's offer.”
- “Ich werde das Angebot der Firma angenommen haben.” — “I will have accepted the firm's offer.”
- “Es ist wichtig, dass ich das Angebot der Firma annehme.” — “It is important that I accept the firm's offer.”
- “Ich nähme das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I would accept the firm's offer if I could.”
- “Ich hätte das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “I would have accepted the firm's offer if I had been able to.”
- “Nimm das Angebot der Firma an!” — “Accept the firm's offer!”
A short dialogue with annehmen
Anna and Ben talk about their plans. Every form of annehmen in the dialogue comes from the verified tables — read it aloud, changing the person each time.
Anna: “Du nimmst das Angebot der Firma an?” — “You accept the firm's offer?”
Ben: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I accept the firm's offer.”
Anna: “Du hast das Angebot der Firma angenommen?” — “You have accepted the firm's offer?”
Ben: “Ich habe das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “I have accepted the firm's offer.”
Anna: “Du wirst das Angebot der Firma annehmen?” — “You will accept the firm's offer?”
Ben: “Ich werde das Angebot der Firma annehmen.” — “I will accept the firm's offer.”
Anna: “Nimm das Angebot der Firma an!” — “Accept the firm's offer!”
Ben: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.” — “I accept the firm's offer.”
Notice how the verb changes with the person and the tense while the meaning stays the same: nehme an, nimmst an, habe angenommen, werde annehmen. If you can follow this dialogue without looking at the tables, you know annehmen well enough to use it.
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Ich annehmen das Angebot der Firma.”
✓ Right: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.”
The infinitive annehmen never takes a subject. After ich you need the conjugated present form nehme an.
2. Confusing annehmen with absagen
✗ Wrong: “Ich absagen das Angebot der Firma.” (using the wrong verb)
✓ Right: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.”
annehmen means “to accept”; absagen means “to cancel”. Keep the two verbs apart by their meaning, not by their sound.
3. Forgetting to split the separable prefix
✗ Wrong: “Ich annehmen das Angebot der Firma.” (prefix left attached to the stem)
✓ Right: “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.”
annehmen is separable: in finite forms the prefix an goes to the end of the clause — nehme an — and the participle keeps it attached with ge- in between (angenommen).
4. Using the indicative after a Konjunktiv I trigger
✗ Wrong: “Es ist wichtig, dass du das Angebot der Firma annimmst.”
✓ Right: “Es ist wichtig, dass du das Angebot der Firma annehmest.”
After es ist wichtig, dass German needs Konjunktiv I, so use nehmest an here, not the indicative nimmst an.
Quiz: test yourself
What is the ich form of annehmen in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) nimmt an
- B) nehme an
- C) nimmst an
- D) nehmen an
What is the er/sie/es form of annehmen in the Present (Präsens)?
- A) nehmt an
- B) nimmst an
- C) nimmt an
- D) nehme an
What is the du form of annehmen in the Preterite (Präteritum)?
- A) nahmst an
- B) nahm an
- C) nahmt an
- D) nahmen an
What is the wir form of annehmen in the Perfect (Perfekt)?
- A) hat angenommen
- B) hast angenommen
- C) haben angenommen
- D) habe angenommen
What is the ich form of annehmen in the Future (Futur I)?
- A) wirst annehmen
- B) werde annehmen
- C) werdet annehmen
- D) werden annehmen
What is the du form of annehmen in the Konjunktiv II?
- A) nähmest an
- B) nähme an
- C) nähmet an
- D) nähmen an
What is the ich form of annehmen in the Conditional perfect?
- A) hätte angenommen
- B) hätten angenommen
- C) hättet angenommen
- D) hättest angenommen
What is the past participle of annehmen?
- A) nehme an
- B) nahm an
- C) annehmend
- D) angenommen
What is the present participle of annehmen?
- A) angenommen
- B) annehmend
- C) werde annehmen
- D) nehme an
What does annehmen mean in English?
- A) to cancel
- B) to accept
- C) to come
- D) to do
Answer key
- B) nehme an — the ich form of annehmen in the present tense is nehme an.
- C) nimmt an — the er/sie/es form of annehmen in the present tense is nimmt an.
- A) nahmst an — the du form of annehmen in the preterite is nahmst an.
- C) haben angenommen — the wir form of annehmen in the Perfekt is haben angenommen.
- B) werde annehmen — the ich form of annehmen in the Futur I is werde annehmen.
- A) nähmest an — the du form of annehmen in the Konjunktiv II is nähmest an.
- A) hätte angenommen — the ich form of annehmen in the conditional perfect is hätte angenommen.
- D) angenommen — the past participle of annehmen is angenommen; perfect tenses use haben + angenommen.
- B) annehmend — the present participle of annehmen is annehmend.
- B) to accept — annehmen means “to accept” in English.
Frequently asked questions
What does annehmen mean in English?
annehmen means “to accept”. The examples above show it in everyday situations — for example, “Ich nehme das Angebot der Firma an.” (“I accept the firm's offer.”).
Is annehmen regular or irregular?
annehmen is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, preterite, past-participle, imperative. The full tables are on the conjugation page.
How do I use annehmen in the Perfekt?
Use haben + the past participle angenommen: “Ich habe das Angebot der Firma angenommen.” — “I have accepted the firm's offer.” The full Perfekt table is on the annehmen in the Perfekt tense page.
Related pages
- annehmen conjugation — the full conjugation tables for this verb in every tense.
- annehmen in the Perfekt tense — the full table and uses for this verb in one tense.
- German verbs — the full hub of German conjugation pages.
- German irregular verbs — every common irregular German verb, grouped by pattern.
- Einladen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
- Treffen conjugation — another German verb to practise with.
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- Verb Conjugator — practise annehmen with the interactive tool.
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