toppen
See also: Toppen
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toppen c
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toppen
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English top + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
toppen (weak, third-person singular present toppt, past tense toppte, past participle getoppt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to top (To excel, to surpass, to beat.)
- Synonym: übertreffen
Conjugation edit
infinitive | toppen | ||||
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present participle | toppend | ||||
past participle | getoppt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich toppe | wir toppen | i | ich toppe | wir toppen |
du toppst | ihr toppt | du toppest | ihr toppet | ||
er toppt | sie toppen | er toppe | sie toppen | ||
preterite | ich toppte | wir toppten | ii | ich toppte1 | wir toppten1 |
du topptest | ihr topptet | du topptest1 | ihr topptet1 | ||
er toppte | sie toppten | er toppte1 | sie toppten1 | ||
imperative | topp (du) toppe (du) |
toppt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
From top + -en (infinitival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
toppen
- (rare) To combat; to enter into conflict.
- (rare) To shave; to make bald.
- (rare, Late Middle English) To provide roofing; to give a roof.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of toppen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “toppen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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toppen m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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toppen m
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Adjective edit
toppen (not comparable)
- (colloquial, only used predicatively) great
- – Funkar tiotiden för dig? – Ja, det blir toppen!
- – Does around ten o'clock work for you? – Yep, that'll work great!
- – Han är alltid väldigt hjälpsam. – Ja, han är toppen.
- – He's always very helpful. – Yep, he's great.
- – Hur mår du idag? – Jag mår toppen!
- – How are you feeling today? – I'm feeling great!
Prefix edit
toppen
- (colloquial) great
- Hon är en toppentjej
- She's a great person ("great girl" literally, but the translation matches the tone)
Noun edit
toppen