A2Vocabulary
Unternehmen
In German
Unternehmen
ʊntɐˈneːmən
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
undertake
In English means: "to commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); to guarantee or promise"
✅ Actually means
Unternehmen
company, enterprise, venture
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Memory Tip
A German 'Unternehmen' is a 'company', not the verb 'to undertake'. Think of a 'company' undertaking a project.
Example Sentences
1
Das ist ein großes Unternehmen.
That is a large company.
2
Wir gründen ein neues Unternehmen.
We are founding a new enterprise.