kleppen

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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

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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

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