Noun
die Annahme
Pronunciation: /ˈanˌnaːmə/
presupposition, assumption, hypothesis
C1
rank #2,393
plural Annahmen
Meanings
Noun
- presupposition, assumption, hypothesis
- acceptance, the act of accepting
- receipt, reception, the act of receiving
- the act of stopping and controlling the ball
Example sentence
Gehe ich recht in der Annahme, dass Sie sich verlaufen haben?
Am I right to assume that you're lost?
Word forms
singular
die Annahme
plural
die Annahmen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Annahme
Accusativedie Annahme
Dativeder Annahme
Genitiveder Annahme
Plural
Nominativedie Annahmen
Accusativedie Annahmen
Dativeden Annahmen
Genitiveder Annahmen
Usage
- unter der Annahme, dass … — on the assumption that …
- Annahme / Tatsache — assumption / fact; an assumption has not necessarily been verified
Diese Annahme müssen wir zuerst überprüfen.
We need to check this assumption first.