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Definition 2025
knippen
knippen
Dutch
Verb
knippen
- (transitive) to cut with scissors
- (transitive, computing) to cut (remove an item and place it in memory for later use)
Inflection
| Inflection of knippen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knippen | |||
| past singular | knipte | |||
| past participle | geknipt | |||
| infinitive | knippen | |||
| gerund | knippen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | knip | knipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | knipt | knipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | knipt | knipte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | knipt | knipte | ||
| 3rd person singular | knipt | knipte | ||
| plural | knippen | knipten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | knippe | knipte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | knippen | knipten | ||
| imperative sing. | knip | |||
| imperative plur.1 | knipt | |||
| participles | knippend | geknipt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afknippen
- bijknippen
- doorknippen
- inknippen
- verknippen
Etymology 2
Non-lemma forms.
Noun
knippen
- plural of knip