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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse klappa, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
klappe (imperative klap, infinitive at klappe, present tense klapper, past tense klappede, perfect tense klappet)
- (intransitive) to clap, to applaud
Tilskuerne klappede længe af skuespillerne.- The audience clapped the actors for a long time.
- (transitive) to pat
Forælderen klapper sit barn på hovedet.- The parent pats his/her child on the head.
Conjugation
References
Dutch
Verb
klappe
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klappen
German
Pronunciation
Verb
klappe
- inflection of klappen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse klappa.
Verb
klappe (imperative klapp, present tense klapper, passive klappes, simple past and past participle klappa or klappet, present participle klappende)
- to pat (someone, something)
- to clap (one's hands)
- to beat (e.g. heart)
- klappe sammen: to fold up, close
- klappe til: to dock (ship, at a quay)
- to slap, smack (someone)
References
- “klappe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “klappe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
klappe (present tense klappar, past tense klappa, past participle klappa, passive infinitive klappast, present participle klappande, imperative klappe/klapp)
- Alternative form of klappa