angenommen
Translation
accepted, assumed, supposing, assuming
Examples
Das Paket wurde angenommen.
The package was accepted.
Er hat das Angebot angenommen.
He accepted the offer.
Angenommen, es regnet, was machen wir?
Assuming it rains, what do we do?
Grammar Patterns
to accept ((sth.)) Er hat meine Entschuldigung angenommen.
Assuming, ... (conjunction) Angenommen, du gewinnst im Lotto, was tust du?
to be accepted (passive voice) Der Vorschlag wurde von allen angenommen.
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Etymology
From an- ('on') + genommen (past participle of nehmen, 'to take'). Literally 'taken on', which leads to the meanings 'accepted' or 'assumed'.
Memory Tips
This is the past participle of 'annehmen'. It's used in perfect tenses and the passive voice. It can also start a sentence to mean 'assuming that...'