rechttrekken
Dutch
Etymology
From recht (“straight”) + trekken (“to pull”).
Pronunciation
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Verb
rechttrekken
- to straighten
- to correct (of facts, statements)
- Synonyms: corrigeren, rectificeren, rechtzetten
Conjugation
| Conjugation of rechttrekken (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | rechttrekken | |||
| past singular | trekte recht | |||
| past participle | rechtgetrekt | |||
| infinitive | rechttrekken | |||
| gerund | rechttrekken n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | trek recht | trekte recht | rechttrek | rechttrekte |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | trekt recht, trek recht2 | trekte recht | rechttrekt | rechttrekte |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | trekt recht | trekte recht | rechttrekt | rechttrekte |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | trekt recht | trekte recht | rechttrekt | rechttrekte |
| 3rd person singular | trekt recht | trekte recht | rechttrekt | rechttrekte |
| plural | trekken recht | trekten recht | rechttrekken | rechttrekten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | trekke recht | trekte recht | rechttrekke | rechttrekte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | trekken recht | trekten recht | rechttrekken | rechttrekten |
| imperative sing. | trek recht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | trekt recht | |||
| participles | rechttrekkend | rechtgetrekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||