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.
temmen
| 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. | ||||
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temmen (past singular temm, past participle temmt, auxiliary verb hebben)
| infinitive | temmen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | 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 | present | — |
| singular | temm(e) | |
| plural | temmt | |
| participle | present | past |
| temmen | (e)temmt, getemmt | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||