strekken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch *strecken, from Proto-Germanic *strakjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: strek‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

strekken

  1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend, to reach
    Hun macht strekte tot het Zwarte Woud.
    Their power extended to the Black Forest.
  2. (transitive) to reach, to extend, to stretch
    Hij strekte zijn arm en vervolgens zijn been.
    He extended his arm and after that his leg.
  3. (intransitive) to suffice, to last
    Deze aanbieding geldt zolang de voorraad strekt.
    This offer applies as long as stocks last.

Inflection

Conjugation of strekken (weak)
infinitive strekken
past singular strekte
past participle gestrekt
infinitive strekken
gerund strekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular strek strekte
2nd person sing. (jij) strekt strekte
2nd person sing. (u) strekt strekte
2nd person sing. (gij) strekt strekte
3rd person singular strekt strekte
plural strekken strekten
subjunctive sing.1 strekke strekte
subjunctive plur.1 strekken strekten
imperative sing. strek
imperative plur.1 strekt
participles strekkend gestrekt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: strek

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

strekken m or n

  1. definite masculine singular of strekk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

strekken m or n

  1. definite masculine singular of strekk