# noppen

noppen is a German verb meaning “pick or pluck off pills/nubs (from a fabric)”. Forms: noppt, noppte, hat genoppt.

## Forms

- Present (er/sie/es): noppt
- Simple past: noppte
- Perfect: hat genoppt

## Meanings

1. to pick or pluck off pills/nubs (from a fabric)
   - Sie noppt den Wollpullover, bis alle Knötchen weg sind. — She picks the pills off the wool sweater until all the little knots are gone.
2. to provide with nubs; to create a nubby texture
   - Beim Spinnen kann man das Garn absichtlich noppen. — When spinning you can deliberately create nubs in the yarn.

## Conjugation

### Infinitiv & Partizip

- Partizip II: genoppt
- Hilfsverb: haben

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