strække

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan, cognate with English stretch, German strecken. Derived from the adjective *strakaz (“straight”). Compare streg (“line”), strikke (“knit”), straks (“immediately”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /strɛkə/, [ˈsd̥ʁaɡ̊ə]

Verb

strække (past tense strakte, past participle strakt or (unofficial) strukket)

  1. (transitive) to stretch (to make something longer)
  2. (intransitive) to be sufficient (with the preposition til)
  3. (reflexive) to stretch (to extend one's limbs)
  4. (reflexive) to stretch out, spread (to be long or broad)

Conjugation

Conjugation of strække
active passive
present strækker strækkes
past strakte straktes
infinitive strække strækkes
imperative stræk —
participle
present strækkende
past strakt or (unofficial) strukket
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund strækken

Derived terms

References

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