From Middle Dutch kermen, older carmen.
kermen
| Conjugation of kermen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kermen | |||
| past singular | kermde | |||
| past participle | gekermd | |||
| infinitive | kermen | |||
| gerund | kermen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | kerm | kermde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | kermt, kerm2 | kermde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | kermt | kermde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | kermt | kermde | ||
| 3rd person singular | kermt | kermde | ||
| plural | kermen | kermden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kerme | kermde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kermen | kermden | ||
| imperative sing. | kerm | |||
| imperative plur.1 | kermt | |||
| participles | kermend | gekermd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
From Ottoman Turkish كرمان (kerman, kirman). Cognate with Tatar кирмән (kirmän), Chuvash карман (karman). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
kermen (definite accusative kermeni, plural kermenler)
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kermen | |
| Definite accusative | kermeni | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | kermen | kermenler |
| Definite accusative | kermeni | kermenleri |
| Dative | kermene | kermenlere |
| Locative | kermende | kermenlerde |
| Ablative | kermenden | kermenlerden |
| Genitive | kermenin | kermenlerin |