klopfen
to knock or tap
- Past (Präteritum)
- klopfte
- Past participle
- geklopft (haben)
Regular weak verb using haben. It describes the physical action of tapping against a hard surface, like a door, or the rhythmic sound of objects hitting each other. The verb is also used figuratively to describe the rapid beating of a heart in excitement or fear. It is distinct from the related noun Klopfer, which refers to a door knocker device.
Conjugation
Present
- klopft
- present, singular, third-person
- klopfe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- klopfen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- klopfst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- klopfte
- past
- klopften
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- klopftest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- klopftet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- klopfe
- singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i, third-person
- klopfen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- klopfest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- klopfet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- klopfte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- klopften
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- klopftest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- klopftet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe geklopft
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben geklopft
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest geklopft
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet geklopft
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte geklopft
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten geklopft
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest geklopft
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet geklopft
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest klopfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet klopfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest klopfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet klopfen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest geklopft haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet geklopft haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- klopf
- imperative, second-person, singular
- klopfe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- klopft
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- geklopft
- participle, past
- klopfend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- klopfen
- infinitive
Other
- habe geklopft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben geklopft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast geklopft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt geklopft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat geklopft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte geklopft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten geklopft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest geklopft
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet geklopft
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- klopfen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden klopfen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst klopfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet klopfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird klopfen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- geklopft haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden geklopft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst geklopft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet geklopft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird geklopft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Klopfer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
- Klopfen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong