zappelen

Lëtzebuergesch
English
to flail about
Français
se trémousser
Deutsch
zappeln
Type
VRB
Auxiliary
hunn
Participe passé
gezappelt

Pronunciation (IPA)

[tsˈɑpələn]

Meanings and translations

Meaning 1

Deutsch
zappeln
Français
gigoter; frétiller; se trémousser
English
to fidget; to wriggle; to flail about
Português
agitar-se; estrebuchar
Nederlands
spartelen; trappelen; wiebelen

Usage notes

Spelling variants

Only source-reviewed variants are suggested.

  • gezappelt
  • zappel
  • zappelen
  • zappels
  • zappelt

Example sentences

  1. hal op ze zappelen , dat mécht mech nervös!

    Meaning: to fidget; to wriggle; to flail about

  2. d'Frell huet un der Aangel gezappelt

    Meaning: to fidget; to wriggle; to flail about

  3. de Jury huet d'Kandidaten zappele gelooss

    colloquial

    Meaning: to fidget; to wriggle; to flail about

Verb conjugation

Infinitive
zappelen
Past participle
gezappelt
Auxiliary
hunn
Indicative · Present
ech
zappelen
du
zappels
hien / hatt / si
zappelt
mir
zappelen
dir
zappelt
si
zappelen
Indicative · Perfect
ech
hu gezappelt
du
hues gezappelt
hien / hatt / si
huet gezappelt
mir
hu gezappelt
dir
hutt gezappelt
si
hu gezappelt
Indicative · Pluperfect
ech
hat gezappelt
du
has gezappelt
hien / hatt / si
hat gezappelt
mir
hate gezappelt
dir
hat gezappelt
si
hate gezappelt
Conditional · Present
ech
géif / géing zappelen
du
géifs / géings zappelen
hien / hatt / si
géif / géing zappelen
mir
géifen / géingen zappelen
dir
géift / géingt zappelen
si
géifen / géingen zappelen
Conditional · Past
ech
hätt gezappelt
du
häss gezappelt
hien / hatt / si
hätt gezappelt
mir
hätte gezappelt
dir
hätt gezappelt
si
hätte gezappelt
Imperative · Present
du
zappel!
dir
zappelt!

Source: ZLS / LOD · July 2026 · CC0

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