rammen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
rammen
- (transitive) To ram, to intentionally collide with (a ship or car or building) with the intention of damaging or sinking it.
- (transitive) To strike (something) hard.
- After placing the cartridge in the musket, ram it down securely with the ramrod.
Inflection
Conjugation of rammen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | rammen | |||
past singular | ramde | |||
past participle | geramd | |||
infinitive | rammen | |||
gerund | rammen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | ram | ramde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | ramt, ram2 | ramde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | ramt | ramde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | ramt | ramde | ||
3rd person singular | ramt | ramde | ||
plural | rammen | ramden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | ramme | ramde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | rammen | ramden | ||
imperative sing. | ram | |||
imperative plur.1 | ramt | |||
participles | rammend | geramd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
German
Etymology
From Ramme (“battering ram”) + -en.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to ram
Conjugation
Derived terms
- einrammen (“to pile, to drive piles into”)
- festrammen (“to ram”)
- Rammbär (“battering ram; tup”)
- Rammbock (“battering ram”)
- Rammklotz (“tup”)
- Rammpfahl (“pile”)
- Rammsporn (“ram bow”)
Further reading
- “rammen” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
rammen m or f
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