toppen
See also: Toppen
Danish
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tɔpn̩]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: top‧pen
Verb
toppen (weak, third-person singular present toppt, past tense toppte, past participle getoppt, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) to top (To excel, to surpass, to beat.)
- Synonym: übertreffen
Conjugation
infinitive | toppen | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
present participle | toppend | ||||
past participle | getoppt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich toppe | wir toppen | i | ich toppe | wir toppen |
du toppst | ihr toppt | du toppest | ihr toppet | ||
er toppt | sie toppen | er toppe | sie toppen | ||
preterite | ich toppte | wir toppten | ii | ich toppte1 | wir toppten1 |
du topptest | ihr topptet | du topptest1 | ihr topptet1 | ||
er toppte | sie toppten | er toppte1 | sie toppten1 | ||
imperative | topp (du) toppe (du) |
toppt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Middle English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔpən/
Verb
toppen
- (rare) To combat; to enter into conflict.
- (rare) To shave; to make bald.
- (rare, Late Middle English) To provide roofing; to give a roof.
Conjugation
Conjugation of toppen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) toppen, toppe | ||
---|---|---|---|
present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | toppe | topped | |
2nd-person singular | toppest | toppedest | |
3rd-person singular | toppeth | topped | |
subjunctive singular | toppe | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | toppen, toppe | toppeden, toppede | |
imperative plural | toppeth, toppe | — | |
participles | toppynge, toppende | topped, ytopped |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “toppen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Adjective
toppen (not comparable)
- (colloquial, only used predicatively) great
- – Funkar tiotiden för dig? – Ja, det blir toppen!
- – Does around ten o'clock work for you? – Yep, that'll work great!
- – Han är alltid väldigt hjälpsam. – Ja, han är toppen.
- – He's always very helpful. – Yep, he's great.
- – Hur mår du idag? – Jag mår toppen!
- – How are you feeling today? – I'm feeling great!
Prefix
toppen
- (colloquial) great
- Hon är en toppentjej
- She's a great person ("great girl" literally, but the translation matches the tone)
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