treffen

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛfə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: tref‧fen
• Rhymes: -ɛfən

From Middle Dutch treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Replaced rare Middle Dutch drepen, from Old Dutch drepan, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

treffen

1. (transitive) to hit, strike

   Het leek alsof ik door een mokerslag was getroffen.

   It felt as if I was hit by a sledge.

2. (transitive) to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
3. (intransitive) to be opportune
4. (transitive) to meet with
5. (transitive) to achieve, accomplish

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6. (transitive) to feel, come to believe

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• aantreffen
• betreffen
• overtreffen
• treffer
• trefwoord

• Negerhollands: tref

Gerund of the verb treffen.

treffen n (plural treffens, diminutive treffentje n)

1. encounter

   In de hoofdstad Quito zijn al enkele dagen demonstraties tegen bezuinigingen op de politiesalarissen, waarbij het tot gewapend treffen tussen het leger en de rebellerende agenten is gekomen.

   In the capital Quito there have been already, for several days, demonstrations against budget cuts of police salaries, which has led to armed encounters between the military and the rebelling police officers.

2. meeting

From Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną, whence also English drub.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɛfən/, [ˈtʰʁ̥ɛfɱ̩]

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• Rhymes: -ɛfn̩
• Hyphenation: tref‧fen

treffen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present trifft, past tense traf, past participle getroffen, past subjunctive träfe, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to meet; to encounter

   Wir treffen uns morgen.

   See you tomorrow. (Lit. "We'll meet each other tomorrow".)

2. (transitive, intransitive) to hit; to strike
3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with gut or schlecht) to hit the mark, to suit, to be convenient or fortunate

   Das trifft sich schlecht. ― That’s unfortunate.

   Es trifft sich ausgezeichnet, dass... ― It is entirely fitting that...

5. (transitive, with certain abstract nouns) to cause the action implied by an abstract noun to take place, thus making the sentence passive or less direct; to effect the action

   Ich treffe eine Entscheidung. ― I'm making a decision.

   Ich treffe Maßnahmen. ― I'm taking measures.

   Ich treffe eine Vereinbarung. ― I'm reaching an agreement.

   Ich treffe Vorbereitungen. ― I'm making preparations.

   Ich treffe Vorsorge. ― I'm taking precautions.

   Ich treffe Vorkehrungen. ― I'm making arrangements.

   Ich treffe eine Wahl. ― I am making a choice.

   Ich treffe eine Aussage. ― I'm making a statement.

• Treffen, Treffer, Treff
• treffend, getroffen
• trefflich, betreffen, triftig

• antreffen
• auftreffen
• den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
• eintreffen
• übertreffen
• ins Schwarze treffen
• Treffpunkt
• treffsicher
• vortrefflich
• zutreffen

• → Danish: træffe
• → Esperanto: trafi
• → Luxembourgish: treffen
• → Norwegian Bokmål: treffe
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: treffe
• → Polish: trefić
• → Silesian: trefić
• → Swedish: träffa

• “treffen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “treffen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “treffen” in Duden online
• “treffen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Borrowed from early modern German or late Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Compare Dutch treffen, which was borrowed in the 15th century. The native Luxemburgish form would be *driefen (or *dreffen); the verb is not inherited anywhere in Central Franconian. Further cognates include English drib, Icelandic drepa, Swedish dräpa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀæfən/

treffen (third-person singular present trëfft, past participle getraff, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to hit, to beat, to strike
2. (transitive or reflexive) to meet
3. (transitive) to affect, to touch

• betreffen
• iwwertreffen
• untreffen
• zoutreffen