German

Noun

Treffen n ‎(genitive Treffens, plural Treffen)

1. a meeting

Dutch

Verb

treffen

1. (transitive) to hit, strike

   Het leek alsof ik door een mokerslag was getroffen.‎

   It felt as if I was hit by a sledge.

2. (transitive) to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
3. (transitive) to meet with
4. (transitive) to achieve, accomplish

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5. (transitive) to feel, come to believe

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Inflection

Derived terms

• aantreffen
• betreffen
• overtreffen
• trefwoord

Etymology 2

Gerund of the verb treffen.

Noun

treffen n ‎(plural treffens, diminutive treffentje n)

1. encounter

   In de hoofdstad Quito zijn al enkele dagen demonstraties tegen bezuinigingen op de politiesalarissen, waarbij het tot gewapend treffen tussen het leger en de rebellerende agenten is gekomen.‎

   In the capital Quito there have been already, for several days, demonstrations against budget cuts of police salaries, which has led to armed encounters between the military and the rebelling police officers.

2. meeting

German

Etymology

From Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną, whence also English drub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɛfɱ̩/, /ˈtʁɛfən/

Verb

treffen ‎(class 4 strong, third-person singular simple present trifft, past tense traf, past participle getroffen, past subjunctive träfe, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive or reflexive) to meet; to encounter
2. (transitive or intransitive) to hit; to strike
3. (transitive) to affect; to concern
4. (intransitive or reflexive, colloquial, often with “gut” or “schlecht”) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate

   Das trifft sich schlecht.‎ ― That’s unfortunate.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• antreffen
• auftreffen
• betreffen
• den Nagel auf den Kopf treffen
• eintreffen
• übertreffen
• ins Schwarze treffen
• Treffen
• treffend
• Treffer
• Treffpunkt
• treffsicher
• Treff
• triftig
• vortrefflich
• zutreffen

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German treffan, from Proto-Germanic *drepaną. Cognate with German treffen, Dutch treffen, English drib, Icelandic drepa, Swedish dräpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀæfən/

Verb

treffen ‎(third-person singular present trëfft, past participle getraff, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to hit, to beat, to strike
2. (transitive or reflexive) to meet
3. (transitive) to affect, to touch

Conjugation

Derived terms

• betreffen
• iwwertreffen
• untreffen
• zoutreffen