verb
to stop
B1
Means 'to stop' (to halt/cease or to stop something). Regular weak verb: Präsens stoppt, Präteritum stoppte, participle gestoppt; auxiliary haben for perfect (hat gestoppt). Non‑reflexive, not separable. Commonly transitive ('etwas stoppen'); passive formed with werden (wird gestoppt). Imperative forms Stoppe!, Stoppt! Used in traffic and general contexts.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.EXAMPLES
Er musste das Auto abrupt stoppen.
He had to stop the car abruptly.
Der Zug wurde gestoppt.
The train was stopped.
Ich stoppe das Auto.
I'm stopping the car.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.DETAILS_LABEL
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
Picture pressing a big red STOP button that physically stops a conveyor belt
Sounds like English 'stop' + 'pen' — imagine a pen that stops a machine
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
A regular (weak) verb often used in colloquial language especially for vehicles or processes. More formal or native alternatives: 'anhalten' (for vehicles) or 'unterbrechen' (for processes).