jappen
German, verb/ˈjapən/
jappen is spelled J-A-P-P-E-N (6 letters). Jappen is a German verb meaning “to gasp for air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does jappen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to gasp for air
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of jappen
- jappt present singular third-person
- jappte past
- gejappt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- jappend participle present
- jappe first-person indicative present
- jappst indicative present second-person
- jappest second-person singular subjunctive
- jappet plural second-person subjunctive
- jappten first-person indicative plural
- japptest indicative preterite second-person
- japptet indicative plural preterite
- japp imperative second-person singular
- habe gejappt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gejappt first-person indicative multiword-construction
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jappen?
- /ˈjapən/
- [ˈjapən]
- [ˈjapm̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.