Definition of verb schnappen

Definition of the verb schnappen (grab, snap): sich schnell und meist geräuschvoll in eine feste Position bewegen; versuchen, mit dem Maul oder dem Schnabel etwas zu fassen bekommen; am Schlafittch… with meanings, synonyms, prepositions, Objects with case, grammar information, translations and conjugation tables.

B2 · verb · regular · <also: sein · haben · intransitive · transitive · reflexive · passive>
schnappen

schnappt · schnappte · ist geschnappt, hat geschnappt

English grab, snap, snatch, nab, arrest, capture, catch, nail, nobble, pick up, ruff, seize, snag, snap (at), snap up, snatch (at), snatch at, snatch up, swoop, swoop (up), take a snap (at), take to task, click, pinch, snap at

/ˈʃnapən/ · /ˈʃnapt/ · /ˈʃnaptə/ · /ɡəˈʃnapt/

sich schnell und meist geräuschvoll in eine feste Position bewegen; versuchen, mit dem Maul oder dem Schnabel etwas zu fassen bekommen; am Schlafittchen packen, erwischen, einsacken, ergreifen

(sich+A, sich+D, acc., nach+D, mit+D)

» Die Polizei hat ihn geschnappt . English The police have caught him.

Meanings

a.<ist> sich schnell und meist geräuschvoll in eine feste Position bewegen
b.<hat> versuchen, mit dem Maul oder dem Schnabel etwas zu fassen bekommen
c.<hat> schnell nach etwas greifen
d.<hat> jemanden festnehmen
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Conjugation Meanings

Usages

(sich+D, acc., nach+D, mit+D)

  • jemand/etwas schnappt mit etwas
  • jemand/etwas schnappt nach etwas
  • jemand/etwas schnappt nach jemandem/etwas

passive possible


Prepositions Usages

Synonyms

z.≡ abgreifen ≡ absahnen ≡ arripieren ≡ auffangen ≡ aufgreifen ≡ ausheben ≡ einheimsen ≡ einsacken ≡ einstreichen ≡ erbeuten, ...

Synonyms

Example sentences

  • Die Polizei hat ihn geschnappt . 
    English The police have caught him.
  • Der Hund hat nach mir geschnappt . 
    English The dog nipped at me.
  • Wenn er es wüsste, hätte er mich gerade noch geschnappt . 
    English If he knew it, he would have just caught me.
  • Hat man den Attentäter mittlerweile geschnappt ? 
    English Have they caught the assassin yet?
  • Ich habe Tom geschnappt . 
    English I caught Tom.
  • Ein serbischer Spieler hat sich die Fahne geschnappt . 
    English A Serbian player has grabbed the flag.

Example sentences

Translations

English grab, snap, snatch, nab, arrest, capture, catch, nail, ...
Russian схватить, поймать, хватать, схватывать, щёлкать, щёлкнуть, арестовать, захлопнуться на замок, ...
Spanish agarrar, coger, atrapar, capturar, detener, pescar, pillar
French attraper, saisir, arrêter, choper, cravater, cueillir, emballer, gober, ...
Turkish kapmak, yakalamak, ele geçirmek
Portuguese agarrar, pegar, abocanhar, apanhar, capturar, prender, querer pegar
Italian afferrare, prendere, arrestare, scattare, acciuffare, addentare, afferrarsi, azzannare, ...
Romanian apuca, prinde, aresta, se prinde
Hungarian megragadni, elfog, elkapni, kap, kapni, letartóztat, megragad
Polish chwytać, łapać, aresztować, brzęczeć, zabrzęczeć
Greek αρπάζω, πιάνω, συλλαμβάνω
Dutch grijpen, snappen, pakken, arresteren, begrijpen, graaien, happen, oppakken
Czech chytit, uchopit, chytat, chytattit, chňapat, chňapatpnout, chňapnout, dopadat, ...
Swedish gripa, snappa, haffa, nafsa, ta
Danish gribe, anholde, snappe, snuppe
Japanese つかむ, 捕まえる, 逮捕する
Catalan agafar, captar, atrapar, detenir, enxampar, prendre, tancar-se
Finnish napata, tarttua, pidättää
Norwegian snappe, fange, arrestere
Basque hartu, atxilotu, azkar hartu, heldu, kapur
Serbian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, uhapsiti
Macedonian грабам, загризи, задржување, заскокнува, заскокнување, фати, фрлам
Slovenian zagrabiti, arestirati, ujeti, zgrabit
Slowakisch uchopiť, zachytiť, chytiť, zadržať
Bosnian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, uhapsiti
Croatian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, prikazati
Ukrainian схопити, захопити, затримати, хапати
Bulgarian хващам, грабвам, арестувам, задържам, захапвам
Belorussian захапіць, хапаць, схапіць
Indonesian klik masuk, mematuk, menahan, menangkap, mencaplok, meraih, merebut, terpasang
Vietnamese bắt, bắt giữ, chộp, cắn, giật, khóa vào vị trí, khớp vào chỗ, mổ
Uzbek cho‘qimoq, hibsga olish, joyiga sig'moq, joyiga tushmoq, qopmoq, tortib olmoq, tutmoq, ushlamoq
Hindi पकड़ना, क्लिक होना, गिरफ्तार करना, चोंच मारना, झपटकर काटना, झपटना, ठीक बैठना
Chinese 卡入, 咬, 啄, 就位, 抓, 抓获, 抢, 逮捕
Thai คว้า, งับ, จับ, จับกุม, จิก, ฉวย, ล็อกเข้าที่, เด้งเข้าที่
Korean 검거하다, 낚아채다, 딱 맞다, 딸깍 끼다, 물어채다, 잡아채다, 쪼다, 체포하다
Azerbaijani tutmaq, cırpmaq, dimdikləmək, həbs etmək, klikləyərək oturmaq, qapmaq, yerinə oturmaq
Georgian ადგილზე მყარად ჩაჯდომა, ადგილზე ჩაჯდომა, დაკავება, დაპატიმრება, დაჭერა, კბენა, კენკვა
Bengali ধরা, কামড়ানো, ক্লিক করে বসা, গ্রেফতার করা, ঝপটানো, ঠিক বসা, ঠোকরানো
Albanian arrestoj, kafshoj, kap, klikohet në vend, ndaloj, pickoj, rrëmbej, vendoset në vend
Marathi पकडणे, अटक करणे, क्लिक होणे, चावणे, चोच मारणे, झपाटणे, ठीक बसणे
Nepali समात्नु, क्लिक हुनु, झप्टिनु, टोक्नु, ठ्याक्कै बस्नु, पक्राउ गर्नु
Telugu పట్టుకోవడం, అరెస్ట్ చేయడం, కొరికడం, క్లిక్ అవ్వడం, పట్టడం, స్థానంలోకి చేరడం
Latvian arestēt, ieklikšķināties, iekārtoties vietā, knābāt, kost, noķert, paķert, sagrābt
Tamil பிடிக்க, கடிக்க, கிளிக் ஆகு, கைது செய்ய, சரியாக பொருந்து, துத்துதல்
Estonian arestima, haarama, kinni pidama, kohale kinnituma, kohale klõpsama, nokkima, noppima, näksata
Armenian բռնել, խլել, կծել, կտցահարել, ձերբակալել, տեղը մտնել, տեղը տեղավորվել
Kurdish girtin, dankirin, destxistin, li cîhê xwe ketin
Hebrewלתפוס، לכוד، ללכוד، לתפוס משהו
Arabicخطف، اعتقال، الإمساك، القبض، انقضاض، تلقف، نهش
Persianگرفتن، چنگ زدن، بازداشت کردن
Urduپکڑنا، چپکنا، جھپٹنا، گرفتار کرنا
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Translations

Conjugation

schnappt · schnappte · ist geschnappt

schnappt · schnappte · hat geschnappt

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