This is the 830th most frequent Dutch word.
getrokken
"Getrokken" means "pulled" or "drawn" in English.
Here, 'getrokken' serves as the past participle form of the verb 'trekken,' indicating a completed action involving pulling.
Hij heeft de deur met kracht getrokken.
He pulled the door with force.
Here, 'getrokken' acts as the past participle form of 'trekken,' adapted to describe the horses' action of pulling the cart, emphasizing the past perfect tense.
De paarden hadden de wagen door de modder getrokken.
The horses had pulled the cart through the mud.
In this sentence, 'getrokken' conveys metaphorical attraction, reflecting a figurative use of the verb 'trekken' as 'to be drawn or attracted to.'