afkloppen

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Dutch

Etymology

From af +‎ kloppen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑf.klɔ.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧klop‧pen

Verb

afkloppen

  1. (transitive) to strike off (to separate by blows)
    Na het buitenspelen klopten de kinderen het zand van zich af.
    After playing outside, the children struck the sand off of themselves.
  2. to knock on wood (to take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement)

Conjugation

Conjugation of afkloppen (weak, separable)
infinitive afkloppen
past singular klopte af
past participle afgeklopt
infinitive afkloppen
gerund afkloppen n
main clause subordinate clause
present tense past tense present tense past tense
1st person singular klop af klopte af afklop afklopte
2nd person sing. (jij) klopt af, klop af2 klopte af afklopt afklopte
2nd person sing. (u) klopt af klopte af afklopt afklopte
2nd person sing. (gij) klopt af klopte af afklopt afklopte
3rd person singular klopt af klopte af afklopt afklopte
plural kloppen af klopten af afkloppen afklopten
subjunctive sing.1 kloppe af klopte af afkloppe afklopte
subjunctive plur.1 kloppen af klopten af afkloppen afklopten
imperative sing. klop af
imperative plur.1 klopt af
participles afkloppend afgeklopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.