temmen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch temmen, from Old Dutch *temmen, from Proto-Germanic *tamjaną. Equivalent to tam (tame) +‎ -en (deadjectival) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛmən

Verb

temmen

  1. to tame, domesticate

Conjugation

Conjugation of temmen (weak)
infinitive temmen
past singular temde
past participle getemd
infinitive temmen
gerund temmen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tem temde
2nd person sing. (jij) temt, tem2 temde
2nd person sing. (u) temt temde
2nd person sing. (gij) temt temde
3rd person singular temt temde
plural temmen temden
subjunctive sing.1 temme temde
subjunctive plur.1 temmen temden
imperative sing. tem
imperative plur.1 temt
participles temmend getemd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Low German

Etymology

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Verb

temmen (past singular temm, past participle temmt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive, rare) to tame

Conjugation

Conjugation of temmen (weak verb)
infinitive temmen
present preterite
1st person singular temm temm
2nd person singular temms(t) temms(t)
3rd person singular temm(t) temm
plural temmt, temmen temmen
imperative
singular temm(e)
plural temmt
present past
participle temmen (e)temmt, getemmt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

See also