gappen

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish כאַפּן (khapn, “to grab”), from Polish chapać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑpə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: gap‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑpən

Verb

gappen

1. (transitive, informal) to steal

Inflection

Conjugation of gappen (weak)
infinitive	gappen
past singular	gapte
past participle	gegapt
infinitive	gappen
gerund	gappen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gap	gapte
2nd person sing. (jij)	gapt, gap2	gapte
2nd person sing. (u)	gapt	gapte
2nd person sing. (gij)	gapt	gapte
3rd person singular	gapt	gapte
plural	gappen	gapten
subjunctive sing.1	gappe	gapte
subjunctive plur.1	gappen	gapten
imperative sing.	gap
imperative plur.1	gapt
participles	gappend	gegapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• gapper

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gaps