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trecken

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon *trekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan (to drag). Cognate with Dutch trekken, Middle High German trecken, Old Frisian trekka (whence West Frisian trekke).

Verb

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trecken (past singular trock, past participle trocken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to pull, to draw
  2. (transitive) to manage, to have the strength for
  3. (intransitive) to migrate

Conjugation

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Conjugation of trecken (class 3 strong verb)
infinitive trecken
present preterite
1st person singular treck trock
2nd person singular trecks(t) trocks(t)
3rd person singular treck(t) trock
plural treckt, trecken trocken
imperative
singular treck
plural treckt
present past
participle trecken (e)trocken, getrocken

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan.

Verb

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trecken

  1. (transitive) to pull or draw to oneself
  2. (intransitive) to go to another place

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: trekken
  • Limburgish: trèkke

Further reading

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