The irregular verb 'klingen' in German

Meaning of 'klingen' in German

The verb 'klingen' means:

to ring, to sound

Das alte Klavier klingt seit 2 Monaten verstimmt
It's been two months since the old piano sounds out of tune

Die Musik aus dem Radio klingt nicht schlecht
The music coming from the radio doesn't sound bad

Wie klinge ich am Telefon freundlicher?
How can I sound friendlier over the phone?

Grammar of 'klingen'

'klingen' is an irregular verb, its auxilary verb is haben.

Conjugation of 'klingen'

Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)

Dein soeben gemachter Vorschlag klingt gut
The suggestion you just made sounds good

Perfect (Perfekt)

Deine Entschuldigung hat unglaubwürdig geklungen
Your apology has sounded implausible

Simple past (Prateritüm)

Die Gitarre war verstimmt und klang deshalb schlecht
The guitar was out of tune and thus sounded terrible

Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

Dein Instrument würde besser klingen, wenn Du es stimmst
Your instrument would sound better if you were to tune it

Future I (Futur I)

Participle (Partizip)

Imperative (Imperativ)