trekken

Dutch

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, of drinks) to draw (to increase in flavour due to being left alone)
(intransitive, Belgium) to photograph, take a picture

Conjugation of trekken (strong class 3b)
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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

trekken

Root
r-k-n
3 terms

Probably inherited from Arabic تَرَكَّنَ (tarakkana, “to be calm, firm, inaccessible”), but influenced by related rokna (“corner”).

trekken (imperfect jitrekken)