schnappen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German snaben (“to snap, snort”), ultimately imitative of clattering jaws (lautmalend); compare also schnaufen (“to snort, pant”). Cognate with Dutch snappen, English snap.[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschnappen (weak, third-person singular present schnappt, past tense schnappte, past participle geschnappt, auxiliary haben)
- to snap (with one’s mouth)
- to breathe, gasp
- frische Luft schnappen ― to get a take of fresh air
- er schnappte nach Luft ― He was gasping (for air).
- to catch; to seize
- (colloquial) to nab (a criminal)
- Synonyms: festnehmen, kriegen, verhaften
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schnappen | ||||
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present participle | schnappend | ||||
past participle | geschnappt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schnappe | wir schnappen | i | ich schnappe | wir schnappen |
du schnappst | ihr schnappt | du schnappest | ihr schnappet | ||
er schnappt | sie schnappen | er schnappe | sie schnappen | ||
preterite | ich schnappte | wir schnappten | ii | ich schnappte1 | wir schnappten1 |
du schnapptest | ihr schnapptet | du schnapptest1 | ihr schnapptet1 | ||
er schnappte | sie schnappten | er schnappte1 | sie schnappten1 | ||
imperative | schnapp (du) schnappe (du) |
schnappt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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editReferences
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “schnappen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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