bomben

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbom.bən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbom.ben]

bomben

1. third-person plural present indicative of bombar

IPA^(key): /bombən/, [ˈb̥ɔmb̥m̩]

bomben c

1. definite singular of bombe

bomben

1. gerund of bombe

From Bombe +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔmbən/, [ˈbɔm.bm̩], [-bən]

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bomben (weak, third-person singular present bombt, past tense bombte, past participle gebombt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive) to bomb (detonate explosives)

   Die NATO bombt, wo es ihr gefällt.

   NATO bombs wherever it likes.

2. (transitive) to bomb (someone or something) into some state

   Deutschland wollte die Briten zur Zusammenarbeit bomben.

   Germany wanted to bomb the British into cooperation.

• There is a transitive derivation bebomben, but this is very rare. The normal transitive equivalent is bombardieren, which however tends to imply shelling or dropping of bombs. For a sentence such as “Terrorists have bombed a supermarket” one could say Terroristen haben in einem Supermarkt eine Bombe gezündet.

• bomba

bomben m or f

1. definite singular of bombe

bomben

1. definite singular of bomb