strecken
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
strecken (weak, third-person singular present streckt, past tense streckte, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary haben)
- (reflexive) to stretch (oneself, for example after waking up)
- (transitive) to stretch (a specific body part)
- Sie streckte ihre müden Glieder.
- She stretched her tired limbs.
- (transitive) to extend (a body part)
- Sie streckte den Hals, um über den Zaun zu sehen.
- She craned her neck to see over the fence.
- (transitive) to elongate, lengthen
- (transitive) to dilute, thin, cut (mix with water or another available ingredient)
- Wenn wir die Soße ein bisschen strecken, wird sie reichen.
- If we add some water (or oil etc.) to the sauce, it'll be enough.
- Er streckte den Wein mit Wasser.
- He diluted the wine with water.
Conjugation edit
infinitive | strecken | ||||
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present participle | streckend | ||||
past participle | gestreckt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich strecke | wir strecken | i | ich strecke | wir strecken |
du streckst | ihr streckt | du streckest | ihr strecket | ||
er streckt | sie strecken | er strecke | sie strecken | ||
preterite | ich streckte | wir streckten | ii | ich streckte1 | wir streckten1 |
du strecktest | ihr strecktet | du strecktest1 | ihr strecktet1 | ||
er streckte | sie streckten | er streckte1 | sie streckten1 | ||
imperative | streck (du) strecke (du) |
streckt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German strecken, from Old High German strecken, from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan.
Verb edit
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to stretch
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | strecken | |
participle | gestreckt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | strecken | — |
2nd singular | strecks | streck |
3rd singular | streckt | — |
1st plural | strecken | — |
2nd plural | streckt | streckt |
3rd plural | strecken | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīkan (“to rub, stroke”).
Verb edit
strecken (third-person singular present streckt, past participle gestreckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to iron (clothes)
Conjugation edit
Regular | ||
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infinitive | strecken | |
participle | gestreckt | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | strecken | — |
2nd singular | strecks | streck |
3rd singular | streckt | — |
1st plural | strecken | — |
2nd plural | streckt | streckt |
3rd plural | strecken | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Derived terms edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
strecken
- to stretch, to stretch out
- to spread
- to stretch out (of land)
- to reach
- to suffice
- to last (a certain time)
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “strecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “strecken (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Swedish edit
Noun edit
strecken