trachten
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch trachten, from Old Dutch *trahton; borrowed from Latin tractō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]trachten
- (auxiliary, with te) to try, attempt
- Synonym: proberen
- Zij trachtten het gebouw te evacueren voordat de brand zich verspreidde.
- They tried to evacuate the building before the fire spread.
- We trachten het verlies te verminderen door kosten te besparen.
- We attempt to reduce the loss by saving costs.
- Hij trachtte een verkiezingsnederlaag te voorkomen.
- He tried to prevent an electoral defeat.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of trachten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | trachten | |||
past singular | trachtte | |||
past participle | getracht | |||
infinitive | trachten | |||
gerund | trachten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | tracht | trachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | tracht | trachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | tracht | trachtte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | tracht | trachtte | ||
3rd person singular | tracht | trachtte | ||
plural | trachten | trachtten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | trachte | trachtte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | trachten | trachtten | ||
imperative sing. | tracht | |||
imperative plur.1 | tracht | |||
participles | trachtend | getracht | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: tracht
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German trahten, from Old High German trahtōn, from Latin tractāre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]trachten (weak, third-person singular present trachtet, past tense trachtete, past participle getrachtet, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | trachten | ||||
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present participle | trachtend | ||||
past participle | getrachtet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich trachte | wir trachten | i | ich trachte | wir trachten |
du trachtest | ihr trachtet | du trachtest | ihr trachtet | ||
er trachtet | sie trachten | er trachte | sie trachten | ||
preterite | ich trachtete | wir trachteten | ii | ich trachtete1 | wir trachteten1 |
du trachtetest | ihr trachtetet | du trachtetest1 | ihr trachtetet1 | ||
er trachtete | sie trachteten | er trachtete1 | sie trachteten1 | ||
imperative | tracht (du) trachte (du) |
trachtet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]- nach dem Leben trachten (remains common)
- betrachten
Further reading
[edit]- “trachten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “trachten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “trachten” in Duden online
- “trachten” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *trahton, from Latin tractō.
Verb
[edit]trachten
Inflection
[edit]This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “trachten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “trachten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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