Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch schrapen (to scrape). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną (to scrape), from Proto-Indo-European *skreb-, *skrep- (to engrave). Forms doublets with Dutch schrappen (to strike through; to cancel; to scrap) and schrabben (to scratch). Related to schrabbelen (to scratch repeatedly). Cognate to English scrape, scrap and scrab.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːpən

Verb edit

schrapen

  1. to scrape
  2. to rake

Inflection edit

Inflection of schrapen (weak)
infinitive schrapen
past singular schraapte
past participle geschraapt
infinitive schrapen
gerund schrapen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schraap schraapte
2nd person sing. (jij) schraapt schraapte
2nd person sing. (u) schraapt schraapte
2nd person sing. (gij) schraapt schraapte
3rd person singular schraapt schraapte
plural schrapen schraapten
subjunctive sing.1 schrape schraapte
subjunctive plur.1 schrapen schraapten
imperative sing. schraap
imperative plur.1 schraapt
participles schrapend geschraapt
1) Archaic.

Descendants edit

  • Negerhollands: skraep