trække

Trække is a Danish verb with the core meaning to pull or draw. It covers physical actions such as pulling a door, a wagon, or a rope, and it also encompasses drawing something toward oneself, including drawing a card in a game or drawing a weapon. The verb appears in many common expressions, including at trække vejret (to breathe), at trække i trådene (to pull the strings), and at trække et kort (to draw a card). Figurative uses include drawing a conclusion (at trække en konklusion) and withdrawing or postponing actions when combined with reflexive or particle constructions, as in at trække sig (to withdraw or step back).

Grammatical notes: The infinitive is trække; present tense is trækker; past tense is trak; past participle is trukket. The passive form is "bliver trukket" or "blev trukket" in past contexts. The noun "et træk" can mean a pull or a move in a game, and it can also denote a trait or feature (“et træk ved en person”). Etymology: the word comes from Old Danish trække and is cognate with Norwegian trekke/trekke and Swedish draga/dra, reflecting a common Germanic root for pull and draw.