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Definition 2024
Trachten
trachten
trachten
See also: Trachten
Dutch
Verb
trachten
- (auxiliary, with te) to try
- Hij trachtte een verkiezingsnederlaag te voorkomen.
- He tried to prevent an electoral defeat.
- Hij trachtte een verkiezingsnederlaag te voorkomen.
Inflection
| Inflection of trachten (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | trachten | |||
| past singular | trachtte | |||
| past participle | getracht | |||
| infinitive | trachten | |||
| gerund | trachten n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | tracht | trachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | tracht | trachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | tracht | trachtte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | tracht | trachtte | ||
| 3rd person singular | tracht | trachtte | ||
| plural | trachten | trachtten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | trachte | trachtte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | trachten | trachtten | ||
| imperative sing. | tracht | |||
| imperative plur.1 | tracht | |||
| participles | trachtend | getracht | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||