klappen
/ˈklapən/ verb B1- to clap (make a soft clapping sound, particularly of something being closed)
- to fold; to flip; to bend (to close or open a hinge) · Zum Transport muss diese Liege geklappt werden. In order to be transportable, this deckchair needs to be folded.
- to work out, to succeed, to function correctly, etc. · Wenn alles klappt, bin ich um sieben zu Hause. If everything works out, I’ll be home by seven.· einwandfrei klappen. to function flawlessly.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- klappen
- Present (er)
- klappt
- Präteritum (er)
- klappte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geklappt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu klappen
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