hamer
/ˈɦaː.mər/masculine
The English word hammer is hamer in Dutch.
hamer is a masculine noun used to refer to the tool. A specific type of tool, the claw hammer, is called a Klauwhamer.
Meaning: tool (noun)
Which one should you use?
While hameren refers to the general action of striking with a hammer, the verb timmeren is used specifically for the act of carpentry or hammering nails into wood.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of hamer is hamers.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 2 syllables, with the stress on the 1st syllable. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɦaː.mər/.
Did you know?
- The word hamer is also used in anatomy to describe the 'malleus', the smallest bone in the human ear.
- While hameren means to strike with a tool, in a figurative sense it means to obsessively dwell on a point during an argument.
- In Dutch, the word hamer is used in the legal phrase de hamer valt, which means 'the hammer falls' when an auction item is sold.
Examples in context
- Waar is de hamer?Where is the hammer?This sentence is useful for asking for the location of the hamer.Tatoeba #4077231 by martinod, translation #4073188 by felvideki
- Geef me een hamer.Give me a hammer.This sentence is useful for requesting a hamer.Tatoeba #7524044 by MarijnKp, translation #2178006 by CM
- Leg die hamer neer.Put down the hammer.This sentence is useful for telling someone to put down the hamer.Tatoeba #4756706 by PaulP, translation #3155632 by CK
- 41 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sophie and Lucas are fixing a picture frame together.
- SophieIk heb een hamer nodig voor deze spijker.I need a hammer for this nail.
- LucasDe hamer ligt in de gereedschapskist.The hammer is in the toolbox.
- SophieIk zie hem niet, kun je helpen?I don't see it, can you help?
- LucasKijk maar, hier is de hamer, Sophie.Just look, here is the hammer, Sophie.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hammer” translations and entries hamer, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
