brommen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbrɔmə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: brom‧men
- Rhymes: -ɔmən
Verb
brommen
- (intransitive) to mutter, mumble
- (intransitive) to hum, buzz
- (intransitive, dialectal) to brag, to boast
- (intransitive) to drive 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 quote)
- 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.
Inflection
| 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
- bromfiets
- brommer
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German brummen.
Verb
brommen
- (intransitive, informal) to be imprisoned, to spend time in prison
Inflection
| 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. | ||||