raken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch *rakon, from Proto-Germanic *rakōną.

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. (transitive) to suffer (from pain or physical wounds).
  4. (copulative) to become

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 raakraakte
2nd person sing. (jij) raaktraakte
2nd person sing. (u) raaktraakte
2nd person sing. (gij) raaktraakte
3rd person singular raaktraakte
plural rakenraakten
subjunctive sing.1 rakeraakte
subjunctive plur.1 rakenraakten
imperative sing. raak
imperative plur.1 raakt
participles rakendgeraakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *rakon, from Proto-Germanic *rakōną.

Verb

rāken

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

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading
  • “raken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “raken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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