"lukken" meaning in Dutch

See lukken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈlʏ.kə(n)/ Audio: Nl-lukken.ogg
Rhymes: -ʏkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch lucken, an alternative form of gelucken (modern gelukken), from geluc (“luck, fortune”) (modern geluk). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lucken}} Middle Dutch lucken Head templates: {{nl-verb}} lukken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|luk|lukke|aux=zijn}} Forms: weak [table-tags], lukken [infinitive], lukken [gerund, neuter], luk [first-person, present, singular], lukte [first-person, past, singular], lukt [present, second-person, singular], luk [present, second-person, singular], lukte [past, second-person, singular], lukt [formal, present, second-person, singular], lukte [formal, past, second-person, singular], lukt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], lukt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], lukte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], lukte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], lukt [present, singular, third-person], lukte [past, singular, third-person], lukken [plural, present], lukten [past, plural], lukke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], lukte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], lukken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], lukten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], luk [imperative, present, singular], lukt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], lukkend [participle, present], gelukt [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to succeed, to work, to go right Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-lukken-nl-verb-Tj6GBo0F Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (impersonal) to manage to, to succeed in, to be able to [with indirect object ‘person succeeding’, along with te (+ infinitive) or om te (+ infinitive) ‘to’] Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-lukken-nl-verb-l87wyHoV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: slagen Related terms: gelukken

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "mislukken"
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    {
      "form": "luk",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
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    },
    {
      "form": "lukte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "luk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lukte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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    {
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    {
      "form": "lukten",
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      "form": "lukke",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
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      "form": "lukkend",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "english": "Yes, it's working!",
          "text": "Ja, het lukt!",
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          "english": "Fortunately, she managed to get home safely after all.",
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        "(impersonal) to manage to, to succeed in, to be able to [with indirect object ‘person succeeding’, along with te (+ infinitive) or om te (+ infinitive) ‘to’]"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈlʏ.kə(n)/"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "english": "His attempts sometimes succeeded, sometimes they didn't.",
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          "english": "Fortunately, she managed to get home safely after all.",
          "text": "Het is haar gelukkig toch nog gelukt om veilig thuis te komen.",
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    {
      "word": "slagen"
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  ],
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}

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