belämmern
German edit
Alternative forms edit
- belemmern (pre-1996)
Etymology edit
From belemmern. The 1996 reform spelling is mainly based on popular etymology, which often links the word to Lamm (“lamb”). On the other hand, it is related with lahm and lähmen, which somewhat justifies the -ä- etymologically.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
belämmern (weak, third-person singular present belämmert, past tense belämmerte, past participle belämmert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to annoy
Usage notes edit
- The spelling belämmern has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (belemmern) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | belämmern | ||||
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present participle | belämmernd | ||||
past participle | belämmert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich belämmre ich belämmere ich belämmer |
wir belämmern | i | ich belämmere ich belämmre |
wir belämmern |
du belämmerst | ihr belämmert | du belämmerest du belämmrest |
ihr belämmeret ihr belämmret | ||
er belämmert | sie belämmern | er belämmere er belämmre |
sie belämmern | ||
preterite | ich belämmerte | wir belämmerten | ii | ich belämmerte1 | wir belämmerten1 |
du belämmertest | ihr belämmertet | du belämmertest1 | ihr belämmertet1 | ||
er belämmerte | sie belämmerten | er belämmerte1 | sie belämmerten1 | ||
imperative | belämmre (du) belämmer (du) belämmere (du) |
belämmert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading edit
- “belämmern” in Duden online