træffe

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Danish

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Etymology

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From German treffen (to meet, hit). Cognate with Danish dræbe (to kill). The German word was also borrowed into Norwegian Bokmål treffe and Swedish träffa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥afə], [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑfə]

Verb

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træffe (present træffer, past traf, past participle n truffet, c truffen, definite or plural trufne)

  1. (transitive) to meet, hook up
  2. to hit
    Pilen traf hende i knæet.
    The arrow hit her in the knee.
  3. (passive voice, intransitive) meet, see træffes

Conjugation

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References

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