hoppeln
German
Etymology
From Middle High German hoppeln, iterative form of hoppen. The latter is formally a Low German and Central German variant of hüpfen (“to hop”) (from Middle High German hüpfen or hupfen; it is also present, however, in Alemannic dialects (where it may be borrowed from the North or formed independently through onomatopoeia). By surface analysis, hoppen + -eln.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɔpəln/, [ˈhɔpl̩n]
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Verb
hoppeln (weak, third-person singular present hoppelt, past tense hoppelte, past participle gehoppelt, auxiliary sein)
- to hop (especially referring to a hare)
Conjugation
Conjugation of hoppeln (weak, auxiliary sein)
| infinitive | hoppeln | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | hoppelnd | ||||
| past participle | gehoppelt | ||||
| auxiliary | sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich hopple ich hoppele ich hoppel |
wir hoppeln | i | ich hoppele ich hopple |
wir hoppeln |
| du hoppelst | ihr hoppelt | du hoppelest du hopplest |
ihr hoppelet ihr hopplet | ||
| er hoppelt | sie hoppeln | er hoppele er hopple |
sie hoppeln | ||
| preterite | ich hoppelte | wir hoppelten | ii | ich hoppelte1 | wir hoppelten1 |
| du hoppeltest | ihr hoppeltet | du hoppeltest1 | ihr hoppeltet1 | ||
| er hoppelte | sie hoppelten | er hoppelte1 | sie hoppelten1 | ||
| imperative | hopple (du) hoppel (du) hoppele (du) |
hoppelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of hoppeln (weak, auxiliary sein)