brommen
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch brummen, from Old Dutch *bremmen, from Proto-West Germanic *brammjan.
Verb
editbrommen
- (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)
Conjugation
editConjugation of brommen (weak) | ||||
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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, brom2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: brom
Etymology 2
editVerb
editbrommen
- (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.
Conjugation
editConjugation of brommen (weak) | ||||
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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, brom2 | 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. 2) In case of inversion. |
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