træffe

Danish

Etymology

From German treffen (“to meet, hit”). Cognate with Danish dræbe (“to kill”). The German word was also borrowed into Norwegian Bokmål treffe and Swedish träffa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʁ̥afə], [ˈtˢʁ̥ɑfə]

Verb

træffe (present træffer, past traf, past participle n truffet, c truffen, definite or plural trufne)

1. (transitive) to meet, hook up
2. to hit

   Pilen traf hende i knæet.

   The arrow hit her in the knee.

3. (passive voice, intransitive) meet, see træffes

Conjugation

Conjugation of træffe

active passive present træffer træffes past traf trafs infinitive træffe træffes imperative træf — participle present træffende past truffet (auxiliary verb have) gerund træffen

References

• “træffe” in Den Danske Ordbog