aanpakken
Meaning
- (transitive) to take, to hold, to take over (when something is handed over)
- (transitive) to deal with, to tackle (a problem)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
aan‧pak‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaːmˌpɑkə(n)/
Etymology
From aan + pakken.
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Sentences
Het stadsbestuur zou dit jaar eindelijk het parkeerprobleem aanpakken .
The city government would finally tackle the parking problem this year.