raken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch *rakon, from Proto-Germanic *rakōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːkə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːkən

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Verb

raken

1. (transitive) to touch
2. (transitive) to hit (to not miss)
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (transitive) to suffer (from pain or physical wounds)
4. (copulative) to become

Inflection

Conjugation of raken (weak)
infinitive	raken
past singular	raakte
past participle	geraakt
infinitive	raken
gerund	raken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	raak	raakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	raakt	raakte
2nd person sing. (u)	raakt	raakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	raakt	raakte
3rd person singular	raakt	raakte
plural	raken	raakten
subjunctive sing.1	rake	raakte
subjunctive plur.1	raken	raakten
imperative sing.	raak
imperative plur.1	raakt
participles	rakend	geraakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanraken
• geraken
• raaklijn
• raakpunt

Related terms

• raak

Anagrams

• anker, karne

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rakon, from Proto-Germanic *rakōną.

Verb

rāken

1. to touch
2. to reach
3. to acquire
4. to hit (not miss)

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• misrāken

Descendants

• Dutch: raken

Further reading

• “raken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “raken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I