trekken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɛkə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛkən
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
- (intransitive, Belgium) to photograph, take a picture
Inflection
| Inflection of trekken (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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. | ||||
Synonyms
- (masturbate): rukken
Antonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
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