trækkes

Trækkes is the present passive form of the Danish verb trække, meaning to pull or to draw. In Danish, the present passive is often formed with the -es suffix, so trækkes translates roughly to “is pulled” or “is drawn.” The subject of the sentence is the thing being acted upon, while the agent performing the action is frequently omitted.

The form is widely used in contexts where something is drawn or selected without naming the actor. For example, kortet trækkes fra bunken means “the card is drawn from the deck.” Lodtrækningen trækkes i aften can refer to the draw or lottery being conducted tonight. Another common use is in phrases like navne trækkes, meaning “the names are drawn” (often for assignment or selection).

Grammatical notes are useful for understanding Danish style. The active counterpart is trækker (he/she/it pulls or draws), while trækkes serves the passive voice. The past participle of trække is trukket, which appears in other passive constructions such as blev trukket (“was pulled”). The present passive trækkes is therefore a general way to indicate that an action of drawing or pulling is being carried out on the subject in the present.

Etymology traces træke back to Danish roots related to other Germanic languages, with cognates such as Swedish draga and Norwegian dra. In English, draw and drag reflect related ideas of pulling or selecting, illustrating the shared linguistic heritage around the concept of drawing something by pulling.