strekken

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɛ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: strek‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

strekken

1. (intransitive) to stretch, to extend, to reach

   Hun macht strekte tot het Zwarte Woud. ― Their power extended to the Black Forest.

2. (transitive) to reach, to extend, to stretch

   Hij strekte zijn arm en vervolgens zijn been. ― He extended his arm and after that his leg.

3. (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.

4. (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.

5. (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

Conjugation of strekken (weak)
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

• de benen strekken
• er met gestrekt been ingaan
• strekdam
• strekking
• uitstrekken
• verstrekken
• volstrekken

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: strek

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• strekket

Noun

strekken m or n

1. definite masculine singular of strekk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• strekket

Noun

strekken m or n

1. definite masculine singular of strekk