klimmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɪ.mə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: klim‧men
- Rhymes: -ɪmən
- Homophone: Klimmen
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch climmen, from Old Dutch *climban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną.
Inflection
| Inflection of klimmen (strong class 3a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | klimmen | |||
| past singular | klom | |||
| past participle | geklommen | |||
| infinitive | klimmen | |||
| gerund | klimmen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | klim | klom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | klimt | klom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | klimt | klom | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | klimt | klomt | ||
| 3rd person singular | klimt | klom | ||
| plural | klimmen | klommen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | klimme | klomme | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | klimmen | klommen | ||
| imperative sing. | klim | |||
| imperative plur.1 | klimt | |||
| participles | klimmend | geklommen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, English climb.
Pronunciation
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Verb
klimmen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present klimmt, past tense klomm, past participle geklommen, past subjunctive klömme, auxiliary sein)
Usage notes
- The derived verb erklimmen remains in common use, though it is somewhat formal or literary.
Conjugation
Conjugation of klimmen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
| infinitive | klimmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | klimmend | ||||
| past participle | geklommen | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich klimme | wir klimmen | i | ich klimme | wir klimmen |
| du klimmst | ihr klimmt | du klimmest | ihr klimmet | ||
| er klimmt | sie klimmen | er klimme | sie klimmen | ||
| preterite | ich klomm | wir klommen | ii | ich klömme1 | wir klömmen1 |
| du klommst | ihr klommt | du klömmest1 du klömmst1 |
ihr klömmet1 ihr klömmt1 | ||
| er klomm | sie klommen | er klömme1 | sie klömmen1 | ||
| imperative | klimm (du) klimme (du) |
klimmt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of klimmen (class 3 strong, auxiliary sein)
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