strekken
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch strecken, from Old Dutch *strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan. Equivalent to strak (“straight, tight, tense”) + -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]strekken
- (intransitive) to stretch, to extend, to reach
- Hun macht strekte tot het Zwarte Woud. ― Their power extended to the Black Forest.
- (transitive) to reach, to extend, to stretch
- Hij strekte zijn arm en vervolgens zijn been. ― He extended his arm and after that his leg.
- (transitive) to serve, to accommodate [with tot]
- De overeenkomst strekt tot voordeel van beide partijen. ― The agreement serves the benefit of both parties.
- Uw vriendelijke inleiding strekt tot eer. ― Your kind introduction serves [as an] honor.
- (transitive) to serve (someone) with (something) [with tot ‘with’]
- Dat je dat zegt, strekt mij tot eer. ― You saying that serves me [with/as an] honor.
- (intransitive) to suffice, to last, to serve, to accommodate
- Deze aanbieding geldt zolang de voorraad strekt. ― This offer applies as long as stocks last.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of strekken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | strekken | |||
past singular | strekte | |||
past participle | gestrekt | |||
infinitive | strekken | |||
gerund | strekken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | strek | strekte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | strekt, strek2 | strekte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | strekt | strekte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | strekt | strekte | ||
3rd person singular | strekt | strekte | ||
plural | strekken | strekten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | strekke | strekte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | strekken | strekten | ||
imperative sing. | strek | |||
imperative plur.1 | strekt | |||
participles | strekkend | gestrekt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: strek
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]strekken m or n
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]strekken m or n
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