voltrekken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch voltrecken (14th c.), probably after Middle High German volleziehen, from Old High German follaziohan (8th c.), whence German vollziehen. Equivalent to vol- +‎ trekken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔlˈtrɛkə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

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voltrekken

  1. (transitive) to execute, carry out
    Hedenmorgen is het doodsvonnis voltrokken.This morning the death sentence was executed.
  2. (reflexive) to happen, to take place
    Er was een ramp bezig zich te voltrekken in New Orleans.A disaster was taking place in New Orleans.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of voltrekken (strong class 3b, prefixed)
infinitive voltrekken
past singular voltrok
past participle voltrokken
infinitive voltrekken
gerund voltrekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular voltrek voltrok
2nd person sing. (jij) voltrekt, voltrek2 voltrok
2nd person sing. (u) voltrekt voltrok
2nd person sing. (gij) voltrekt voltrokt
3rd person singular voltrekt voltrok
plural voltrekken voltrokken
subjunctive sing.1 voltrekke voltrokke
subjunctive plur.1 voltrekken voltrokken
imperative sing. voltrek
imperative plur.1 voltrekt
participles voltrekkend voltrokken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.