raken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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raken

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

Conjugation

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Conjugation 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, raak2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Anagrams

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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

Verb

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rāken

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

Inflection

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This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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