malnehmen

German

Etymology

From mal (“times”) +‎ nehmen (“take”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːlneːmən/, [ˈmaːlneːmn̩]
  • Hyphenation: mal‧neh‧men

Verb

malnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt mal, past tense nahm mal, past participle malgenommen, past subjunctive nähme mal, auxiliary haben)

  1. to multiply
    Synonyms: vervielfachen, multiplizieren
    Wenn du das mit zwei malnimmst, hast du genau doppelt so viel. ― If you multiply that by two, you have exactly twice as much.
    Mit sich selber malnehmen nennt man quadrieren. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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