trekken
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch *trecken, from Proto-Germanic *trakjaną (“to drag”).
Verb
trekken
- (transitive) to pull, to draw
- De os trekt de ploeg over de akker.
- The ox draws the plough across the field.
- Trek aan het koord als je hulp nodig hebt.
- Pull on the rope if you need help.
- Door twee punten kan een rechte lijn getrokken worden.
- Through two points a straight line can be drawn.
- (transitive) to manage, to have the strength for
- (intransitive) to migrate
- (intransitive, vulgar) to jerk off, masturbate (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- (intransitive, Belgium) to photograph, take a picture
Inflection
Conjugation of trekken (strong class 3) | ||||
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infinitive | trekken | |||
past singular | trok | |||
past participle | getrokken | |||
infinitive | trekken | |||
gerund | trekken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | trek | trok | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | trekt, trek2 | trok | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | trekt | trok | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | trekt | trokt | ||
3rd person singular | trekt | trok | ||
plural | trekken | trokken | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | trekke | trokke | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | trekken | trokken | ||
imperative sing. | trek | |||
imperative plur.1 | trekt | |||
participles | trekkend | getrokken | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Synonyms
- (masturbate): rukken
Antonyms
Derived terms
- aantrekken
- aftrekken
- betrekken
- binnentrekken
- doortrekken
- intrekken
- lijsttrekker
- omtrek
- onttrekken
- optrekken
- rechttrekken
- samentrekken
- trekhaak
- trekker
- trekschuit
- trekvaart
- trekvogel
- voltrekken
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
trekken
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