klopfen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German klopfen, from Old High German klophōn, clophōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kloppōn, from Proto-Germanic *kluppōną. Cognate with Dutch kloppen, English club. See also the informal doublet kloppen (“to thump, beat, fight”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]klopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft, past tense klopfte, past participle geklopft, auxiliary haben)
- to knock, to rap (strike rather gently with something hard)
- an die Tür klopfen ― to knock on the door
- (physiology, of the heart) to throb; to beat quickly or audibly
- das Herz klopft ― the heart beats
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | klopfen | ||||
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present participle | klopfend | ||||
past participle | geklopft | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich klopfe | wir klopfen | i | ich klopfe | wir klopfen |
du klopfst | ihr klopft | du klopfest | ihr klopfet | ||
er klopft | sie klopfen | er klopfe | sie klopfen | ||
preterite | ich klopfte | wir klopften | ii | ich klopfte1 | wir klopften1 |
du klopftest | ihr klopftet | du klopftest1 | ihr klopftet1 | ||
er klopfte | sie klopften | er klopfte1 | sie klopften1 | ||
imperative | klopf (du) klopfe (du) |
klopft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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