klopfen

B1

knock

English meaning
knock
Vocabulary package
Daily Routine

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klopfen in a sentence

Da klopft jemand ans Fenster.

Someone is knocking on the window.

Conjugation of klopfen

ichklopfe
duklopfst
er/sie/esklopft
wirklopfen
ihrklopft
sie/Sieklopfen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
klopfte
Perfect
hat geklopft

Where klopfen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch klopfen, althochdeutsch clophōn, ursprünglich lautmalend

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Questions about klopfen

How do you conjugate klopfen?

Present tense: klopfe, klopfst, klopft, klopfen, klopft, klopfen. Simple past: klopfte. Perfect: hat geklopft.

What does klopfen mean in English?

klopfen means "knock". For example: "Da klopft jemand ans Fenster." — "Someone is knocking on the window."

What level is klopfen in German?

klopfen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the daily routine vocabulary.

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