einklopfen

See also: Einklopfen

German

Etymology

ein- +‎ klopfen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌklɔp͡fn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ein‧klop‧fen

Verb

einklopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft ein, past tense klopfte ein, past participle eingeklopft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to (gently) knock or tap something into something
    einen Nagel einklopfento knock in a nail
    Gesichtscreme einklopfento tap in facial cream
  2. (transitive, computing, colloquial) to enter data
    Daten einklopfento enter data (literally, “to tap in data”)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Einklopfen

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