Vocabulary
stoppen
/ˈʃtɔpn̩/· verb
to stop; to time (with a stopwatch)
Stoppen — a car, a machine, a ball; in sport also to time someone: die Zeit stoppen.
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Conjugation
- ich
- stoppe
- du
- stoppst
- er/sie/es
- stoppt
- wir
- stoppen
- ihr
- stoppt
- sie/Sie
- stoppen
Perfekt hat gestopptPräteritum stoppte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
stoppen
to stop
Die Polizei hat das Auto gestoppt.
The police stopped the car.
Word family
stoppender Stoppstopdie Stoppuhrstopwatchdas Stoppschildstop sign
Common combinations
- die Zeit stoppento time
- ein Auto stoppento stop a car
- nicht zu stoppen seinto be unstoppable
Real examples
- Der Torwart hat den Ball gestoppt.The goalkeeper stopped the ball.
- Kannst du die Zeit stoppen?Can you time it?
- Die Polizei stoppte den Lkw an der Grenze.The police stopped the lorry at the border.
