snappen

gets / understands (informal)

/snɑpt/verb

How it is spelled and how it sounds

Double consonant 'pp' in 'snappen' keeps the preceding 'a' vowel short /ɑ/ in an open syllable; in the closed syllable 'snap' or 'snapt', only one 'p' is needed to keep the vowel short.

stappento stepklappento clapgrappenjokes

In connected speech

In the question 'Snap je?' (Do you understand?), the /p/ and /j/ often coalesce in rapid speech, sounding close to [ˈsnɑpjə] or even [ˈsnɑpʃə] in some dialects.

In the lessons (1 sentence)

s2-les-11 · 38Martin snapt niet wat hij verkeerd doet.Martin doesn't get what he's doing wrong.Open in lesson ↗

In the frequency dictionary

Spoken #16Web #53

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