trakteren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- tracteren
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tracteren (“to discuss”), from Latin tractāre. Doublet of trachten.
Pronunciation
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Verb
trakteren
- (transitive, intransitive) to treat (to give food or drink at no expense)
- Hij trakteerde de groep op cake. ― He treated the group to cake.
- Maak je geen zorgen om de prijs, ik trakteer. ― Don't worry about the price, it's my treat.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of trakteren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trakteren | |||
| past singular | trakteerde | |||
| past participle | getrakteerd | |||
| infinitive | trakteren | |||
| gerund | trakteren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | trakteer | trakteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | trakteert, trakteer2 | trakteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | trakteert | trakteerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | trakteert | trakteerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | trakteert | trakteerde | ||
| plural | trakteren | trakteerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | traktere | trakteerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | trakteren | trakteerden | ||
| imperative sing. | trakteer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | trakteert | |||
| participles | trakterend | getrakteerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||