lukken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lucken, an alternative form of gelucken (modern gelukken), from geluc (“luck, fortune”) (modern geluk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʏ.kə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʏkən

Verb

lukken

1. (intransitive) to succeed, to work, to go right

   Ja, het lukt!

   Yes, it's working!

   Zijn pogingen lukten soms wel, soms niet.

   His attempts sometimes succeeded, sometimes they didn't.

2. (impersonal, with indirect object and te/om te) to manage to, to succeed in, to be able to

   Het is haar gelukkig toch nog gelukt om veilig thuis te komen.

   Fortunately, she managed to get home safely after all.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lukken (weak)
infinitive	lukken
past singular	lukte
past participle	gelukt
infinitive	lukken
gerund	lukken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	luk	lukte
2nd person sing. (jij)	lukt, luk2	lukte
2nd person sing. (u)	lukt	lukte
2nd person sing. (gij)	lukt	lukte
3rd person singular	lukt	lukte
plural	lukken	lukten
subjunctive sing.1	lukke	lukte
subjunctive plur.1	lukken	lukten
imperative sing.	luk
imperative plur.1	lukt
participles	lukkend	gelukt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• slagen

Antonyms

• falen
• mislukken

Related terms

• gelukken