Synonyms: houwen, slaan, meppen
| 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 | slaan |
|---|---|
| Albanian | goditje |
| Catalan | bategar; batre; castigar; copejar; espetegar; pegar; picar |
| Czech | bíti |
| Danish | slå |
| English | beat; hit; strike; wallop; jab; belabour; belt |
| English (Old English) | swingan |
| Esperanto | bati |
| Faeroese | sláa; berja |
| Finnish | lyödä |
| French | battre; frapper; heurter |
| German | hauen; schlagen; prügeln; klopfen; aufschlagen; schlagen gegen; prasseln gegen; peitschen gegen |
| Hungarian | ür; ver |
| Icelandic | slá |
| Italian | battere; colpire |
| Jamaican Patois | lik; hit |
| Latin | battuere; fligere; pellere; pulsare |
| Low German | slån |
| Luxemburgish | schloen |
| Norwegian | slå |
| Papiamento | bati; dal; gòlpi |
| Polish | bić |
| Portuguese | bater; dar pancada; maçar; malhar |
| Romanian | bate |
| Russian | бить |
| Saterland Frisian | haue; slo; buukje; rammelje |
| Scots | beat |
| Scottish Gaelic | buail |
| Spanish | batir; golpear; pegar |
| Sranan | fon; naki |
| Swedish | banka; drabba; slå |
| Thai | ตี |
| West Frisian | huffe; slaan; reitsje |
| Yiddish | שלאָגן |