tretn

From Middle High German treten, from Old High German tretan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Cognates include German treten, Dutch treden, English tread, Old Norse troða, Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (trudan).

• IPA^(key): /d̥reːd̥n̩/, [d̥reːn̪]

tretn (past participle tretn)

1. (transitive) to step; to tread; to trample [auxiliary håbn]
2. (transitive) to kick [auxiliary håbn]
3. (intransitive) to pedal [auxiliary håbn]
4. (intransitive, with certain phrases) to come into a state implied by a phrase. [auxiliary sei]

   in Kråft tretn ― to come into effect

   ån de Stön tretn ― to take the place

   in Erscheinung tretn ― to appear (come into appearance)

   in den Hintergrund tretn ― to become less important (step into the background)

   in Kontakt tretn ― to get in touch (come into contact)

   in Aktion tretn ― to become active, to take action

   ztåg tretn ― to come to light (literally, “to day”)