lukken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lucken, an alternative form of gelucken (modern gelukken), from geluc (luck, fortune) (modern geluk).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ʏkən

Verb

lukken

  1. (intransitive) to succeed, to work, to go right
    Ja, het lukt!
    Yes, it's working!
    Zijn pogingen lukten soms wel, soms niet.
    His attempts sometimes succeeded, sometimes they didn't.
  2. (impersonal, with indirect object and te/om te) to manage to, to succeed in, to be able to
    Het is haar gelukkig toch nog gelukt om veilig thuis te komen.
    Fortunately, she managed to get home safely after all.

Inflection

Inflection of lukken (weak)
infinitive lukken
past singular lukte
past participle gelukt
infinitive lukken
gerund lukken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular luklukte
2nd person sing. (jij) luktlukte
2nd person sing. (u) luktlukte
2nd person sing. (gij) luktlukte
3rd person singular luktlukte
plural lukkenlukten
subjunctive sing.1 lukkelukte
subjunctive plur.1 lukkenlukten
imperative sing. luk
imperative plur.1 lukt
participles lukkendgelukt
1) Archaic.

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