removal / withdrawal / extraction
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removal
The process of taking something out of a supply, container, or larger whole.
Die Entnahme von Büchern aus der Bibliothek ist nur mit einem gültigen Ausweis möglich.
The removal of books from the library is only possible with a valid ID.
The noun 'Entnahme' (removal/withdrawal/extraction) is derived from the verb 'entnehmen' (to take/remove). The prefix 'ent-' means 'away' and 'nehmen' means 'to take'. So an 'Entnahme' is literally the 'taking away' of something.
Bitte bestätigen Sie die Entnahme des Betrags von Ihrem Konto.
Please confirm the withdrawal of the amount from your account.
To indicate the origin or place from which something is taken, you use the preposition 'aus' followed by the dative.
Die Entnahme von Wasser aus dem Fluss ist streng reguliert.
The removal of water from the river is strictly regulated.
The word 'Entnahme' belongs to formal language. It is often found in official, administrative, medical, or business contexts.
Jede Entnahme von Material aus dem Lager muss protokolliert werden.
Every removal of material from the warehouse must be logged.
In a financial context, people often speak of a 'private Entnahme' (private withdrawal) or the 'Entnahme vom Geschäftskonto' (withdrawal from the business account). A typical verb is 'eine Entnahme tätigen' (to make a withdrawal).
Der Geschäftsführer hat eine größere Entnahme aus der Firmenkasse getätigt.
The managing director made a larger withdrawal from the company cash register.
In the medical field, compounds are often formed that contain the word 'Entnahme' (collection/removal), such as 'Blutentnahme' (blood draw) or 'Gewebentnahme' (tissue sample collection).
Für die Blutentnahme müssen Sie nicht nüchtern sein.
You do not have to be fasting for the blood draw.
distance / removal
'die Entfernung' and 'die Entnahme' both describe something being moved away from a place. 'Entfernung' is more general and often emphasizes that something is meant to be taken away or removed. 'Entnahme' means more specifically that something is taken out of a supply, a container, a body, or an account. The thing taken out may still be used or examined afterward. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with 'herausnehmen' (taking out). If the place something is taken from is important, 'Entnahme' often fits. If something simply needs to be removed, 'Entfernung' is more natural.
Bei der Ärztin war die Entnahme der Blutprobe schnell vorbei.
At the doctor's office, the collection of the blood sample was over quickly.
Für die Entfernung des kaputten Schranks brauchten wir zwei Personen.
We needed two people to remove the broken cabinet.