zwemmen
Dutch
Etymology
- From Middle Dutch swemmen, from Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
- The verb merged with the causative verb, from Proto-Germanic *swammijaną, whence the vowel 'e' instead of the expected 'i' in the present tense. The strong conjugation was maintained however.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzʋɛ.mə(n)/
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audio (file) - Hyphenation: zwem‧men
- Rhymes: -ɛmən
Verb
zwemmen
- (intransitive) to swim
Inflection
| Inflection of zwemmen (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zwemmen | |||
| past singular | zwom | |||
| past participle | gezwommen | |||
| infinitive | zwemmen | |||
| gerund | zwemmen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zwem | zwom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zwemt | zwom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zwemt | zwom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zwemt | zwomt | ||
| 3rd person singular | zwemt | zwom | ||
| plural | zwemmen | zwommen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwemme | zwomme | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zwemmen | zwommen | ||
| imperative sing. | zwem | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zwemt | |||
| participles | zwemmend | gezwommen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: swem
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