German Word of the Day
klappen
/KLAP-en/ • verb (intransitive, colloquial) — 1st of May, 2026
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Meaning: to work out; to succeed; to go as planned (colloquial)
Examples
- Ich hoffe, dass alles klappt.
(I hope that everything works out.) - Der Plan hat leider nicht geklappt.
(Unfortunately the plan didn't work out.) - Wenn alles klappt, kommen sie morgen.
(If everything works out, they'll come tomorrow.)
Synonyms
- funktionieren
- gelingen
Klappen is commonly used in spoken German to say that something succeeded or went according to plan. It's informal — in formal writing you might prefer funktionieren or gelingen. Conjugation: klappte, hat geklappt.
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