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trappen

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Danish

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Noun

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trappen c

  1. definite singular of trappe

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑpə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch trappen. Equivalent to trap +‎ -en.

Verb

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trappen

  1. (intransitive) to step, to tread
  2. (intransitive) to pedal
  3. (transitive) to kick
    Synonym: schoppen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of trappen (weak)
infinitive trappen
past singular trapte
past participle getrapt
infinitive trappen
gerund trappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular trap trapte
2nd person sing. (jij) trapt, trap2 trapte
2nd person sing. (u) trapt trapte
2nd person sing. (gij) trapt trapte
3rd person singular trapt trapte
plural trappen trapten
subjunctive sing.1 trappe trapte
subjunctive plur.1 trappen trapten
imperative sing. trap
imperative plur.1 trapt
participles trappend getrapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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nouns
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: trap
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: trap
  • Negerhollands: trap

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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trappen

  1. plural of trap

German

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Etymology

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From Low German, compare Dutch trappen.

Verb

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trappen (weak, third-person singular present trappt, past tense trappte, past participle getrappt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (uncommon) to tramp, clump
    • 1915, Alfred Döblin, Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lun [The Three Leaps of Wang Lun], Berlin: S. Fischer, page 270:
      Er schürte, den Atem oft einhaltend, ein kleines Feuer im Ofen und unter der Herdplatte; dann trappte er, nachdem er das Fenster weit aufgestoßen hatte, herunter in die Apotheke an seine Arbeit, zum Mischen der offizinellen Pillen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • trappen” in Duden online
  • trappen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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trappen m or f

  1. definite masculine plural of trapp

Swedish

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Noun

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trappen

  1. definite singular of trapp