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

• ongetemd
• tembaar

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

• Tamm