No. 1,629 in Dutch
lukken
To succeed or work out.
In a sentence
Het lukte mij om op tijd te komen.
I succeeded in arriving on time.
In this sentence, 'lukte' is used in the past tense to indicate success or achieving a desired outcome.
Zal het je lukken om de taak vandaag af te maken?
Will you manage to finish the task today?
Here, 'lukken' is querying the ability or possibility of accomplishing a task.
Het lukt hem nooit om een puzzel snel op te lossen.
He never manages to solve a puzzle quickly.
The use of 'lukt' in the present tense indicates an ongoing inability to achieve the stated goal or activity.
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