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Etymology

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From plof +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔfən

Verb

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ploffen

  1. to thud; to make a dull sound (such as the sound made of an object falling on concrete)
  2. to burst, to explode

Inflection

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Conjugation of ploffen (weak)
infinitive ploffen
past singular plofte
past participle geploft
infinitive ploffen
gerund ploffen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular plof plofte
2nd person sing. (jij) ploft, plof2 plofte
2nd person sing. (u) ploft plofte
2nd person sing. (gij) ploft plofte
3rd person singular ploft plofte
plural ploffen ploften
subjunctive sing.1 ploffe plofte
subjunctive plur.1 ploffen ploften
imperative sing. plof
imperative plur.1 ploft
participles ploffend geploft
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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