verb
to undertake, to do (carry out)
A2
Means 'to undertake' or 'to carry out' (to do something). Transitive: often used with a direct object (etwas unternehmen) or with measures against something (etwas gegen etwas unternehmen). Auxiliary haben. Strong irregular verb (unternehm – unternahm – unternommen). Not reflexive and not separable.
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Er hat viel unternommen.
He has done a lot.
Wir werden nächste Woche ein neues Projekt unternehmen.
Next week we will undertake a new project.
Bevor die Firma das neue Projekt unternahm, prüfte das Team alle Risiken, damit später keine Probleme auftraten.
Before the company undertook the new project, the team checked all risks so that no problems arose later.
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picture someone setting out on a project labelled 'unternehmen'
unternehmen ~ 'undertake' (similar meaning and root)
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Inseparable prefix; often used for activities or projects. Past participle 'unternommen'. Some Konjunktiv I Präteritum forms were omitted as not commonly used and are marked 'not applicable'. Conjugation table omits personal (and reflexive) pronouns — only the verb forms/auxiliaries are shown.