hapern
German
Etymology
Via German Low German (and probably already Middle Low German) from Middle Dutch or early modern Dutch haperen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhaːpɐn/
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Verb
hapern (weak, third-person singular present hapert, past tense haperte, past participle gehapert, auxiliary haben)
- (impersonal) to be scarce, insufficient, stagnant, problematic
- Es hapert an Bewerbern mit Berufserfahrung.
- There is a lack of applicants with professional experience.
- Ich verstehe ganz gut Französisch, aber beim Sprechen hapert es.
- I can understand French quite well, but speaking it is problematic.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hapern (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | hapern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hapernd | ||||
| past participle | gehapert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich hapre ich hapere ich haper |
wir hapern | i | ich hapere ich hapre |
wir hapern |
| du haperst | ihr hapert | du haperest du haprest |
ihr haperet ihr hapret | ||
| er hapert | sie hapern | er hapere er hapre |
sie hapern | ||
| preterite | ich haperte | wir haperten | ii | ich haperte1 | wir haperten1 |
| du hapertest | ihr hapertet | du hapertest1 | ihr hapertet1 | ||
| er haperte | sie haperten | er haperte1 | sie haperten1 | ||
| imperative | hapre (du) haper (du) hapere (du) |
hapert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of hapern (weak, auxiliary haben)
Descendants
- → Czech: haprovat