klappen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. to clap (make sound or music with the hands)
  2. to applaud (clap hands in order to praise)
  3. to smack, strike rather hard and/or loud
  4. to crack with a loud sound, like a whip
  5. to fold, to hinge
  6. to wag one's lips, talk, converse

Conjugation

Conjugation of klappen (weak)
infinitive klappen
past singular klapte
past participle geklapt
infinitive klappen
gerund klappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klap klapte
2nd person sing. (jij) klapt, klap2 klapte
2nd person sing. (u) klapt klapte
2nd person sing. (gij) klapt klapte
3rd person singular klapt klapte
plural klappen klapten
subjunctive sing.1 klappe klapte
subjunctive plur.1 klappen klapten
imperative sing. klap
imperative plur.1 klapt
participles klappend geklapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Noun

klappen

  1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of klap

German

Etymology

A Central and Low German verb of old age; compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German klappen, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *klappōną. Cognate with Dutch klappen, English clap, Old High German klapfō (clapping sound). Also related with German klaffen (to be wide open).

Pronunciation

Verb

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  1. (intransitive) to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
  2. (transitive) to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge)
    Zum Transport muss diese Liege geklappt werden.
    In order to be transportable, this deckchair needs to be folded.
  3. (intransitive, chiefly colloquial) to work (out)
    Wenn alles klappt, bin ich um sieben zu Hause.
    If everything works out, I’ll be home by seven.

Conjugation

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