rüken

See also: ruken

Low German

Etymology

From Old Saxon *rūkan, from Proto-Germanic *reukaną.

Verb

rüken (third-person singular simple present rückt or rüükt, past tense rook, past participle raken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. (transitive) to smell (something); to sniff (something)
2. (intransitive) to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell

   an wat rüken ― to smell something

3. (intransitive) to reek; to smell bad
4. (intransitive) to have a scent; to smell (some way)

   na wat rüken ― to smell like something, to smell of something

5. (transitive, slang) to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone)

   Ik kann em nich rüken.

   I cannot stand him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of rüken (class 2 strong verb)

infinitive	rüken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	rüük	rook
2nd person singular	rück-/rüüks(t)	rooks(t)
3rd person singular	rück-/rüük(t)	rook
plural	rüükt, rüüken	roken
imperative	present	—
singular	rüük
plural	rüükt
participle	present	past
	rüken	(e)raken, geraken
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Related terms

• Röök
• Rüker
• röken