træffe

Danish

Etymology

From German treffen (“to meet, hit”). Cognate with Danish dræbe (“to kill”). The German word was also borrowed into Norwegian Bokmål treffe and Swedish träffa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥afə], [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑfə]

Verb

træffe (present træffer, past traf, past participle n truffet, c truffen, definite or plural trufne)

  1. (transitive) to meet, hook up
  2. to hit
    Pilen traf hende i knæet.
    The arrow hit her in the knee.
  3. (passive voice, intransitive) meet, see træffes

Conjugation

Conjugation of træffe
active passive
present træffer træffes
past traf trafs
infinitive træffe træffes
imperative træf —
participle
present træffende
past truffet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund træffen

References

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