Verb
übernehmen
to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
B1
rank #1,146
Meanings
Verb
- to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else)
- to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself
- to assume, to accept (responsibility, liability, etc.)
- to take, to accept (a job, a position, etc.)
In a sentence
Könntet ihr eine Zeitlang das Fahren übernehmen?
Can you take over the driving for a while?
Forms
infinitive
übernehmen
he/she/it
übernimmt
simple past
übernahm
perfect
hat übernommen
takes + Akkusativ