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
Inflection of strække
present past
simple strækker strakte
perfect har strakt or (unofficial) strukket havde strakt or (unofficial) strukket
passive strækkes straktes
participle strækkende strakt or (unofficial) strukket
imperative stræk —
infinitive strække —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund strækken —

Derived terms

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