brommen
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Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch brummen, from Old Dutch *bremmen, from Proto-West Germanic *brammjan.
Verb[edit]
brommen
- (intransitive) to mutter, to mumble
- Achter in de kroeg zat een groep mannen te brommen. ― A group of men were mumbling in the back of the pub.
- (intransitive) to grumble, hum, buzz, drone
- Er bromde iets in de kelder. ― Something was buzzing in the basement.
- De man bromde iets onverstaanbaars. ― The man grumbled something unintelligible.
- (intransitive, dialectal) to brag, to boast
- (intransitive) to drive a moped
- Fietspad. Dus niet brommen. ― Bicycle road. So don't drive here on a moped.
- 1980 February, “de bromfiets: ”het vergeten alternatief””, in Kampioen, page 148:
- Dit is voor Ton reden geweest om te stoppen met brommen toen hij zowel 's morgens als 's avonds in het donker de rit moest maken.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of brommen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brommen | |||
| past singular | bromde | |||
| past participle | gebromd | |||
| infinitive | brommen | |||
| gerund | brommen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | brom | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bromt | bromde | ||
| plural | brommen | bromden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bromme | bromde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | brommen | bromden | ||
| imperative sing. | brom | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bromt | |||
| participles | brommend | gebromd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
brommen
- (intransitive, informal) to be imprisoned, to spend time in prison
- De rechter veroordeelde hen tot acht jaar brommen.
- The judge condemned them to spending eight years in the slammer.
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of brommen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | brommen | |||
| past singular | bromde | |||
| past participle | gebromd | |||
| infinitive | brommen | |||
| gerund | brommen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | brom | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bromt | bromde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bromt | bromde | ||
| plural | brommen | bromden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bromme | bromde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | brommen | bromden | ||
| imperative sing. | brom | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bromt | |||
| participles | brommend | gebromd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
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