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Dutch
Etymology
From raken.
Pronunciation
Adjective
raak (comparative raker, superlative raakst)
- hitting; to the point
- Dat was een rake opmerking. — “That remark was right on the mark.”
- on target; scoring; counting
De bal lag net op de doellijn, dus kan het niet raak zijn geweest.- “The ball lay exactly on the goal line, so it can’t have been a goal.”
- (colloquial, used impersonally) pregnant
Een kleine misselijkheid hoeft nog niet te zeggen dat het echt raak is.- “A little nausea doesn’t have to mean that you’re really pregnant.”
Inflection
Verb
raak
- inflection of raken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- imperative
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Pronunciation
Noun
raak
- creek