noun

das Teilnehmen, -

take part

Bei einer Aktivität oder einem Ereignis dabei sein und mitmachen.

The verb teilnehmen (separable verb) generally means to take part in or to participate in something. It is used in two primary contexts:

Participation: To be present or involved in an activity, event, meeting, or competition. For example, attending a conference or joining a sports tournament.
Sympathy/Condolence: In a more formal or emotional context, it means to sympathize or express condolences. This is often used in the phrase "Anteil nehmen," where one shares in someone else's grief or sorrow.

Grammar:

It is a separable verb (trennbares Verb). In a sentence, the prefix teil- is separated from the stem nehmen and moved to the end of the clause.
- Example: "Ich nehme an der Konferenz teil." (I participate in the conference.)
It is an irregular verb. The conjugation follows nehmen (nehmen, nahm, genommen).
It is almost always used with the preposition "an" followed by the dative case.

Word origin:

The word is composed of "teil" (part) and "nehmen" (to take). Literally, it translates to "to take a part."

Synonyms:

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Viele Schüler wollen an dem Wettbewerb teilnehmen.noun

Many students want to take part in the competition.

Wir haben beschlossen, an der Diskussion teilzunehmen, weil uns das Thema wichtig ist.noun

We decided to take part in the discussion because the topic is important to us.

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