rammen
Translation
to ram, to drive in, to pile-drive
Examples
Das Schiff rammte den Eisberg.
The ship rammed the iceberg.
Er rammte den Pfahl in den Boden.
He rammed the post into the ground.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to ram sth. The car rammed the wall.
((sth.)) ((into sth.)) to ram sth. into sth. He rammed the nail into the wall.
Similar Words
stoßen (to push), schlagen (to hit), prallen (to collide)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hramjaną ('to push, press'). Cognate with English 'ram'.
Memory Tips
It sounds almost identical to the English word 'ram'. Picture a battering ram hitting a gate.