zwemmen

Significado (English)

to swim

Synonyms

drijven

varen

Hifenizado como

zwem‧men

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈzʋɛ.mə(n)/

Etimologia (English)

Inherited from holandês médio: swemmen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *swimman

In summary

* From Middle Dutch swemmen, from Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-West Germanic *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
* The verb merged with the causative verb, from Proto-Germanic *swammijaną, whence the vowel 'e' instead of the expected 'i' in the present tense. The strong conjugation was maintained however.

Frases

Toen ik klein was heb ik leren zwemmen in het zwembad .

Quando eu era pequeno, aprendi a nadar na piscina.

Ik kan niet zwemmen zonder een duikbril .

Não consigo nadar sem os óculos de mergulho.