stapfen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German stapfen, from Old High German stapfōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stappōn. Compare related Proto-Germanic *stapjaną, whence English step.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]stapfen (weak, third-person singular present stapft, past tense stapfte, past participle gestapft, auxiliary haben)
- to trudge
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | stapfen | ||||
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present participle | stapfend | ||||
past participle | gestapft | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich stapfe | wir stapfen | i | ich stapfe | wir stapfen |
du stapfst | ihr stapft | du stapfest | ihr stapfet | ||
er stapft | sie stapfen | er stapfe | sie stapfen | ||
preterite | ich stapfte | wir stapften | ii | ich stapfte1 | wir stapften1 |
du stapftest | ihr stapftet | du stapftest1 | ihr stapftet1 | ||
er stapfte | sie stapften | er stapfte1 | sie stapften1 | ||
imperative | stapf (du) stapfe (du) |
stapft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “stapfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “stapfen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “stapfen” in Duden online
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