kleppen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cleppen, from Old Dutch *cleppen, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan. Equivalent to klap (“clap”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛpən
Verb
kleppen
- (informal) to chatter
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kleppen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kleppen | |||
| past singular | klepte | |||
| past participle | geklept | |||
| infinitive | kleppen | |||
| gerund | kleppen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | klep | klepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | klept, klep2 | klepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | klept | klepte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | klept | klepte | ||
| 3rd person singular | klept | klepte | ||
| plural | kleppen | klepten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | kleppe | klepte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | kleppen | klepten | ||
| imperative sing. | klep | |||
| imperative plur.1 | klept | |||
| participles | kleppend | geklept | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
Noun
kleppen
- plural of klep