raken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch *racon, from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːkə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -aːkən
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Verb

raken

  1. (transitive) to touch
  2. (transitive) to hit (to not miss)
  3. (copulative) to become
    Ze raakte ongewenst zwanger. ― She unintentionally became pregnant.

Inflection

Inflection of raken (weak)
infinitive raken
past singular raakte
past participle geraakt
infinitive raken
gerund raken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular raak raakte
2nd person sing. (jij) raakt raakte
2nd person sing. (u) raakt raakte
2nd person sing. (gij) raakt raakte
3rd person singular raakt raakte
plural raken raakten
subjunctive sing.1 rake raakte
subjunctive plur.1 raken raakten
imperative sing. raak
imperative plur.1 raakt
participles rakend geraakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: raak
  • Negerhollands: raak, rak
  • → Papiamentu: raka, raak, raká

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *racon, from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn.

Verb

rāken

  1. to touch
  2. to reach
  3. to acquire
  4. to hit (not miss)

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

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