klimmen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch climmen, from Old Dutch *climban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic *klimbaną.
Verb edit
klimmen
- (intransitive) to climb
- De kat klom in de boom.
- The cat climbed up the tree.
- Ze zijn geklommen tot de top van de berg.
- They have climbed to the top of the mountain.
- Hij klom over het hek om de bal te halen.
- He climbed over the fence to get the ball.
Inflection edit
Inflection of klimmen (strong class 3a) | ||||
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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 edit
verbs
- afklimmen (“to climb off”)
- beklimmen (“to climb”) (transitive)
- inklimmen (“to climb in”)
- neerklimmen (“to climb down”)
- omhoogklimmen (“to climb up”)
- opklimmen (“to climb up (onto)”)
- uitklimmen (“to climb out”)
nouns
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
klimmen
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German klimben, from Old High German klimban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, English climb.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
klimmen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present klimmt, past tense klomm, past participle geklommen, past subjunctive klömme, auxiliary sein)
Usage notes edit
- The derived verb erklimmen remains in common use, though it is somewhat formal or literary.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | klimmen | ||||
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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.