drämma
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unknown, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *þrumjaz. Compare origin of Dutch drom.
Verb
[edit]drämma (present drämmer, preterite drämde, supine drämt, imperative dräm)
- (with till) to strike hard
- Han drämde till honom med spaden
- He struck him hard with the shovel
- to slam
- Han drämde igen dörren
- He slammed the door
- Han drämde näven i bordet
- He slammed his fist on the table
- (figuratively) to hit someone with something (powerful or surprising)
- Nisse drämde till med ett bud på 1000 kr
- Nisse hit hard with a 1000 SEK bid
- Vi har ingen aning, men vi drämmer till med Taj Mahal
- We have no idea, but we are gonna hit you with (guess) Taj Mahal
Usage notes
[edit]Stress on till when used.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drämma | drämmas | ||
| supine | drämt | drämts | ||
| imperative | dräm | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | drämmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | drämmer | drämde | dräms, drämmes | drämdes |
| ind. plural1 | drämma | drämde | drämmas | drämdes |
| subjunctive2 | drämme | drämde | drämmes | drämdes |
| present participle | drämmande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.