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drukt

Drukt is a Dutch verb form that belongs to the verb drukken, meaning to press, push, or print. It is the present tense form used for third-person singular subjects (hij drukt, zij druk t) and for the formal second-person singular (u drukt). The infinitive is drukken, and the past participle is gedrukt.

In usage, drukt expresses the act of applying pressure, as in Hij drukt op de knop = He

The word is etymologically linked to druk, the Dutch noun for “pressure” or “crowd,” and is cognate

See also: drukken, druk, Druk.

presses
the
button.
It
is
also
used
in
printing
contexts,
for
example
De
drukker
drukt
de
kranten
=
The
printer
prints
the
newspapers;
in
many
cases
the
passive
construction
wordt
gedrukt
is
used
to
indicate
that
something
is
being
printed
(De
krant
wordt
gedrukt).
with
related
forms
in
other
Germanic
languages.
In
phrases
like
onder
druk
staan
(to
be
under
pressure)
and
drukwerk
(printing
work),
the
root
appears
with
related
meanings.