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ich klappte

worked out, went, folded shut, closed

→ klappen
klapp work, work out, succeed + te Past tense (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #25,537
worked out, went
GE: Der Plan klappte sofort.
EN: The plan worked out immediately.
folded shut, closed
GE: Ich klappte den Laptop zu.
EN: I closed the laptop.
Conjugation of klappen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First klappte —
Third klappte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First klappte —
Third klappte —

Tom klappte sein Mobiltelefon auf.

Tom opened his cell phone.

Ich klappte mein Telefon zu.

I closed my phone.

Tom klappte sein Laptop zu und stand auf.

Tom closed his laptop and stood up.

Klappte das mit der Kerze?

Did the candle trick work?

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Es klappte nicht.

It didn't work.

— Elite Squad: Im Sumpf der Korruption (2010)

Tom klappte seinen Laptop zu und stand auf.

Tom closed his laptop and stood up.

Für Fred klappte es auch wohl nicht ganz so gut.

Things didn't go quite so well for Fred either.

— Chicago (2002)

Das klappte nicht ganz so wie geplant.

That didn't quite work out as planned.

— Chicago (2002)

Hawkson klappte der Mund auf.

Hawkson's mouth fell open.

Blitzschnell war ich am Fenster, klappte die Läden auf und öffnete das Fenster.

In the blink of an eye, I was at the window, threw open the shutters, and opened the window.

— Schöne Bescherung (1989)

David klappte der Kiefer herunter.

David's jaw dropped.