Vocabulary
klemmen
· verb
to be stuck, to jam; to clip, to wedge, to tuck (sth somewhere)
A door, a drawer, a zip or a bike chain that won't move: „Die Tür klemmt!“ With an object, it means to clip or wedge something in place — a note on a handlebar, a newspaper under your arm.
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Conjugation
- ich
- klemme
- du
- klemmst
- er/sie/es
- klemmt
- wir
- klemmen
- ihr
- klemmt
- sie/Sie
- klemmen
Perfekt hat geklemmtPräteritum klemmte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
klemmen
to be stuck, to jam; to clip, to wedge, to tuck (sth somewhere)
Die Kette war abgesprungen und klemmte.
The chain had come off and was jammed.
Real examples
- Die Kette war abgesprungen und klemmte.The chain had come off and was jammed.
- Die Tür klemmt, du musst fest drücken.The door is stuck — you have to push hard.
- Er klemmte die Zeitung unter den Arm und ging los.He tucked the newspaper under his arm and set off.
