kapen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧pen
  • Rhymes: -aːpən

Etymology 1

From kaap +‎ -en.

Verb

kapen

  1. to hijack, to privateer, to (illegally) seize control of something - especially ships or vehicles - by force
Conjugation
Conjugation of kapen (weak)
infinitive kapen
past singular kaapte
past participle gekaapt
infinitive kapen
gerund kapen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kaap kaapte
2nd person sing. (jij) kaapt, kaap2 kaapte
2nd person sing. (u) kaapt kaapte
2nd person sing. (gij) kaapt kaapte
3rd person singular kaapt kaapte
plural kapen kaapten
subjunctive sing.1 kape kaapte
subjunctive plur.1 kapen kaapten
imperative sing. kaap
imperative plur.1 kaapt
participles kapend gekaapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: kaap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kapen

  1. plural of kaap

Marshallese

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [kɑbʲɛnʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæpʲɛnʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kapen}

Noun

kapen

  1. a captain
  2. an officer of high rank

References

Swedish

Noun

kapen

  1. definite plural of kap