No. 216 in Norwegian
trakk
"Trakk" is the past tense of "trekke" in Norwegian, meaning "pulled" or "drew" in English.
In a sentence
Han trakk ut stolen for å sette seg.
He pulled out the chair to sit down.
In this sentence, 'trakk' is the past tense of the verb 'å trekke', meaning 'to pull'. It shows the action of physically moving an object (the chair).
Hun trakk konklusjonen basert på fakta.
She drew the conclusion based on facts.
'Trakk' is used here in a figurative sense as part of the phrase 'å trekke en konklusjon', which means 'to draw a conclusion'.
De trakk seg fra konkurransen.
They withdrew from the competition.
Here, 'trakk' is used as the past tense of the phrasal verb 'å trekke seg', meaning 'to withdraw' or 'to pull oneself out' from a situation.
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