Breakdown of Ich nehme das Medikament.
ich
I
nehmen
to take
das Medikament
the medication (a specific drug)
Questions & Answers about Ich nehme das Medikament.
This lesson is about the informal imperative. How do I tell a friend "Take the medication!"?
The verb nehmen changes its stem for the du form (du nimmst). To form the informal command, you take that du form and drop both the -st ending and the word du. So, "Take the medication!" is Nimm das Medikament!
Why isn't there a word for "am" in this sentence, like "Ich bin nehme"?
German doesn't have an "-ing" form (present continuous) like English does. The single verb nehme covers both "I take" and "I am taking". Adding bin (am) here would be incorrect in German.
Is there a trick to remembering the gender for das Medikament?
Yes! Nouns that end in -ment are almost always neuter in German, so they take the article das.
What is the difference between das Medikament and die Medizin?
Both can translate to "medicine" or "medication" when talking about a drug to treat an illness. However, die Medizin can also refer to the academic study of medicine, whereas das Medikament specifically refers to a pharmaceutical drug or pill.
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