klikken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clicken, of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: klik‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

klikken

1. (intransitive, transitive) to click
2. (impersonal) to go well relationwise, to have a click
3. (intransitive) to squeal on someone, to snitch
4. (intransitive) to fall into place mentally (as in the penny drops)
5. (obsolete, intransitive) to suffice
6. (obsoletel, transitive, intransitive) to knock, to make a knocking sound

Conjugation

Conjugation of klikken (weak)
infinitive	klikken
past singular	klikte
past participle	geklikt
infinitive	klikken
gerund	klikken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	klik	klikte
2nd person sing. (jij)	klikt, klik2	klikte
2nd person sing. (u)	klikt	klikte
2nd person sing. (gij)	klikt	klikte
3rd person singular	klikt	klikte
plural	klikken	klikten
subjunctive sing.1	klikke	klikte
subjunctive plur.1	klikken	klikten
imperative sing.	klik
imperative plur.1	klikt
participles	klikkend	geklikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• beklikken
• klik
• kliklaminaat
• verklikken

Descendants

• Afrikaans: klik

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• klikket n or m

Noun

klikken m

1. definite singular of klikk (Etymology 1)

klikken n or m

1. definite masculine singular of klikk (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

klikken m

1. definite singular of klikk (Etymology 1)