trachten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trachten, from Old Dutch *trahton; borrowed from Latin tractō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑxtə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Verb

trachten

  1. (auxiliary, with te) to try, attempt
    Synonym: proberen
    Zij trachtten het gebouw te evacueren voordat de brand zich verspreidde.
    They tried to evacuate the building before the fire spread.
    We trachten het verlies te verminderen door kosten te besparen.
    We attempt to reduce the loss by saving costs.
    Hij trachtte een verkiezingsnederlaag te voorkomen.
    He tried to prevent an electoral defeat.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trachten (weak)
infinitive trachten
past singular trachtte
past participle getracht
infinitive trachten
gerund trachten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (jij) tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (u) tracht trachtte
2nd person sing. (gij) tracht trachtte
3rd person singular tracht trachtte
plural trachten trachtten
subjunctive sing.1 trachte trachtte
subjunctive plur.1 trachten trachtten
imperative sing. tracht
imperative plur.1 tracht
participles trachtend getracht
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: tracht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German trahten, from Old High German trahtōn, from Latin tractāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

trachten (weak, third-person singular present trachtet, past tense trachtete, past participle getrachtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (dated, literary) to seek, strive
    Synonyms: streben, erstreben, suchen, versuchen, sich bemühen, beabsichtigen

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • trachten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • trachten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • trachten” in Duden online
  • trachten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *trahton, from Latin tractō.

Verb

trachten

  1. to think of, to make up, to invent

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading