klappe
See also: Klappe
Danish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -apə
Verb
klappe (imperative klap, infinitive at klappe, present tense klapper, past tense klappede, perfect tense klappet)
- (intransitive) to clap, to applaud
- Tilskuerne klappede længe af skuespillerne.
- The audience clapped the actors for a long time.
- (transitive) to pat
- Forælderen klapper sit barn på hovedet.
- The parent pats his/her child on the head.
Conjugation
Inflection of klappe
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | klapper | klappede |
| perfect | har klappet | havde klappet |
| passive | klappes | klappedes |
| participle | klappende | klappet |
| imperative | klap | — |
| infinitive | klappe | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | klappen | — |
References
- “klappe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Verb
klappe
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of klappen
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -apə
Verb
klappe
- First-person singular present of klappen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of klappen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of klappen.
- Imperative singular of klappen.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse klappa
Verb
klappe (imperative klapp, present tense klapper, passive klappes, simple past and past participle klappa or klappet, present participle klappende)
- to pat (someone, something)
- to clap (one's hands)
- to beat (e.g. heart)
- klappe sammen: to fold up, close
- klappe til: to dock (ship, at a quay)
- to slap, smack (someone)
References
- “klappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “klappe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
klappe (present tense klappar, past tense klappa, past participle klappa, passive infinitive klappast, present participle klappande, imperative klapp/klappe)
- Alternative form of klappa