Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.pə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: stap‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch stappen, from Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną. By surface analysis, stap +‎ -en. The sense to go out may derive from op stap (on the town; out).

Verb

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stappen

  1. to march
    Synonym: marcheren
  2. to step
    Synonym: schrijden
  3. (Netherlands) to go out on the town
    Synonym: uitgaan
    Een hele dag gestapt en nog energie over om te gaan stappen?
    You’ve been walking all day but still you feel like partying?
    Heeft iemand van jullie misschien leuke tips om in Antwerpen te gaan stappen?
    Do any of you have any tips on where we can go out in Antwerp?
  4. (chiefly Belgium) to walk
    Synonyms: gaan, lopen, wandelen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of stappen (weak)
infinitive stappen
past singular stapte
past participle gestapt
infinitive stappen
gerund stappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stap stapte
2nd person sing. (jij) stapt, stap2 stapte
2nd person sing. (u) stapt stapte
2nd person sing. (gij) stapt stapte
3rd person singular stapt stapte
plural stappen stapten
subjunctive sing.1 stappe stapte
subjunctive plur.1 stappen stapten
imperative sing. stap
imperative plur.1 stapt
participles stappend gestapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: stap

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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stappen

  1. plural of stap

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan.

Verb

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stappen

  1. to step

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Verb

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stappen

  1. Alternative form of steppen

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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stappen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of stappe