Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch recken, from Old Dutch *rekken, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *rakjaną (to stretch, to straighten), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵéyeti.

Verb

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rekken

  1. to stretch
  2. to prolong (in duration)
    Synonym: verlengen
Conjugation
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Conjugation of rekken (weak)
infinitive rekken
past singular rekte
past participle gerekt
infinitive rekken
gerund rekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rek rekte
2nd person sing. (jij) rekt, rek2 rekte
2nd person sing. (u) rekt rekte
2nd person sing. (gij) rekt rekte
3rd person singular rekt rekte
plural rekken rekten
subjunctive sing.1 rekke rekte
subjunctive plur.1 rekken rekten
imperative sing. rek
imperative plur.1 rekt
participles rekkend gerekt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Caribbean Javanese: règ, ngerèg
  • Papiamentu: rèk, rek

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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rekken

  1. plural of rek

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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rekken m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of rekke