drämma

Swedish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *þrumjaz. Compare origin of Dutch drom.

Verb

drämma (present drämmer, preterite drämde, supine drämt, imperative dräm)

  1. (with till) to strike hard
    Han drämde till honom med spaden
    He struck him hard with the shovel
  2. to slam
    Han drämde igen dörren
    He slammed the door
    Han drämde näven i bordet
    He slammed his fist on the table
  3. (figuratively) to hit someone with something (powerful or surprising)
    Nisse drämde till med ett bud på 1000 kr
    Nisse hit hard with a 1000 SEK bid
    Vi har ingen aning, men vi drämmer till med Taj Mahal
    We have no idea, but we are gonna hit you with (guess) Taj Mahal

Usage notes

Stress on till when used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drämma (weak)
active passive
infinitive drämma drämmas
supine drämt drämts
imperative dräm —
imper. plural1 drämmen —
present past present past
indicative drämmer drämde dräms, drämmes drämdes
ind. plural1 drämma drämde drämmas drämdes
subjunctive2 drämme drämde drämmes drämdes
present participle drämmande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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