drapen

See also: dråpen

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drēpen, from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Doublet of drepen.

Verb

drapen (third-person singular simple present dröppt, past tense droop, past participle drapen, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
  3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
  4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “goot” or “slecht”) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate
    Dat dröppt sick slecht. ― That’s unfortunate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of drapen (class 4 strong verb)
infinitive drapen
present preterite
1st person singular draap droop
2nd person singular dröpps(t) droops(t)
3rd person singular dröpp(t) droop
plural draapt, draapen dropen
imperative
singular draap
plural draapt
present past
participle drapen (e)drapen, gedrapen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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