voltrekken

Dutch

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /vɔlˈtrɛkə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

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

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.