Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɔmə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: brom‧men
  • Rhymes: -ɔmən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch brummen, from Old Dutch *bremmen, from Proto-West Germanic *brammjan.

Verb

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brommen

  1. (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.
  2. (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.
  3. (intransitive, dialectal) to brag, to boast
  4. (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
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Conjugation 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, 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
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: brom

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German brummen.

Verb

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brommen

  1. (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
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Conjugation 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, 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.