raken
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rāken, from Old Dutch *racon, from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraːkə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːkən
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Verb
raken
- (transitive) to touch
- (transitive) to hit (to not miss)
- (copulative) to become
- Ze raakte ongewenst zwanger. ― She unintentionally became pregnant.
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 | raak | raakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | raakt | 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. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanraken
- geraken
- kwijtraken
- raaklijn
- raakpunt
Related terms
- raak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: raak
- Negerhollands: raak, rak
- → Papiamentu: raka, raak, raká
Anagrams
- anker, karne
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *racon, from Proto-West Germanic *rakōn.
Verb
rāken
- to touch
- to reach
- to acquire
- to hit (not miss)
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- misrāken
Descendants
- Dutch: raken
Further reading
- “raken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “raken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I