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GERMAN VERB

klappen

to work out

  • #128 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: geklappt

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. es it works out

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. es it worked out

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. es it has worked out

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. es it will work out

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. es it would work out

How to use klappen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Hoffentlich klappt es mit dem Termin.

    Hopefully the appointment works out.

  2. Simple past

    Beim ersten Versuch klappte es nicht.

    It didn't work the first time.

  3. Perfect

    Hat es mit der Wohnung geklappt?

    Did it work out with the apartment?

  4. Future

    Das wird schon klappen, mach dir keine Sorgen.

    It'll work out, don't worry.

  5. Conditional

    Ohne deine Hilfe würde das nie klappen.

    Without your help it would never work out.

Good to know

  • Klappen goes with es or das: Es hat geklappt means it worked; hat es geklappt? asks if it did.

Where you hear klappen

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German · Intermediate Level 1

  • Das klappt. That works out.
  • Es hat geklappt! It worked out!
  • Morgen klappt es. Tomorrow it will work out.
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Intermediate Level 1 · Und wenn es nicht klappt?

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