The idea
Present tense: ich stoppe, du stoppst, er/sie/es stoppt, wir stoppen, ihr stoppt, sie/Sie stoppen. Learn the sentence pattern etwas stoppen together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | stoppe |
| du | stoppst |
| er/sie/es | stoppt |
| wir | stoppen |
| ihr | stoppt |
| sie/Sie | stoppen |
| Präteritum | stoppte |
| Perfekt | hat gestoppt |
| Imperativ (du) | Stopp! |
| Muster | etwas stoppen |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Stoppen can halt a process or measure time. Die Zeit stoppen means timing something, not freezing time.
Learn this pattern as a unit: etwas stoppen. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich habe gestopt.Ich habe gestoppt.The stem stopp keeps its double p before t.
Examples
- Ich stoppe die Aufnahme nach dem letzten Satz.I stop the recording after the last sentence.
- Du stoppst die Zeit für jeden Durchgang.You time each round.
- Die Schranke stoppt den Verkehr vor dem Gleis.The barrier stops traffic before the track.
- Wir stoppten den Versuch nach dem Warnsignal.We stopped the experiment after the warning signal.
- Die Mitarbeiterin hat den fehlerhaften Druck gestoppt.The employee stopped the faulty print job.
- Stopp die Musik kurz für die Ansage.Stop the music briefly for the announcement.
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Watch out
The stem stopp keeps its double p before t.
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du ___ (stoppen, Präsens)
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stoppst
stoppst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (stoppen, Präteritum)
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stoppte
stoppte: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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gestoppt
gestoppt: in this use the perfect tense is hat gestoppt.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (stoppen, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (stoppen, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows etwas stoppen.