scheppern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]17th century, of onomatopoeic origin, apparently first in Upper German dialects.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]scheppern (weak, third-person singular present scheppert, past tense schepperte, past participle gescheppert, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to clank, clash, clatter, rattle (make the sound of hard objects, e.g. metal or glass, striking each other loudly and/or repeatedly)
- (impersonal, colloquial) there to be a (car) accident, usually without harm to life and limb
- Fahr mal eben was langsamer, da vorne hat’s gescheppert.
- Better drive a little slower right now, there’s been an accident over there.
- (colloquial) to hit someone, to slap someone
Conjugation
[edit]| infinitive | scheppern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | scheppernd | ||||
| past participle | gescheppert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich scheppre ich scheppere ich schepper |
wir scheppern | i | ich scheppere ich scheppre |
wir scheppern |
| du schepperst | ihr scheppert | du schepperest du schepprest |
ihr schepperet ihr scheppret | ||
| er scheppert | sie scheppern | er scheppere er scheppre |
sie scheppern | ||
| preterite | ich schepperte | wir schepperten | ii | ich schepperte1 | wir schepperten1 |
| du scheppertest | ihr scheppertet | du scheppertest1 | ihr scheppertet1 | ||
| er schepperte | sie schepperten | er schepperte1 | sie schepperten1 | ||
| imperative | scheppre (du) schepper (du) scheppere (du) |
scheppert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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