Synonyms: babbelen, keuvelen, kouten, praten
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈklɑpə(n)/ |
| Hyphenation | klap·pen |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (ik) klap | (ik) klapte |
| (jij) klapt | (jij) klapte |
| (hij) klapt | (hij) klapte |
| (wij) klappen | (wij) klapten |
| (jullie) klappen | (jullie) klapten |
| (gij) klapt | (gij) klaptet |
| (zij) klappen | (zij) klapten |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (dat ik) klappe | (dat ik) klapte |
| (dat jij) klappe | (dat jij) klapte |
| (dat hij) klappe | (dat hij) klapte |
| (dat wij) klappen | (dat wij) klapten |
| (dat jullie) klappen | (dat jullie) klapten |
| (dat gij) klappet | (dat gij) klaptet |
| (dat zij) klappen | (dat zij) klapten |
| Imperative mood | |
| Singular/Plural | Plural |
| klap | klapt |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| klappend, klappende | (hebben) geklapt |
| Afrikaans | gesels |
|---|---|
| Catalan | garlar; xerrar |
| Czech | klábosit; tlachat; žvanit |
| Danish | sludre; snakke |
| English | chat; babble |
| Esperanto | babili |
| Faeroese | práta; tosa |
| Finnish | lörpötellä |
| French | babiller; bavarder; causer; faire la causette; jacasser; jaser; papoter |
| German | plaudern; schwatzen; plautschen |
| Hungarian | cseveg; fecseg |
| Icelandic | blaðra; masa |
| Italian | chiacchierare |
| Malay | mengobrol |
| Norwegian | skravle |
| Polish | gawędzić |
| Portuguese | grulhar; palrar; parolar; tagarelar |
| Russian | болтать |
| Saterland Frisian | flääre; kalwerje; kauelje; koolje; rüüljr; snaffelje |
| Spanish | charlar |
| Swedish | prata; snacka |
| Thai | คุย |