aanpakken

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to take, to hold, to take over (when something is handed over)
  2. (transitive) to deal with, to tackle (a problem)

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
aan‧pak‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaːmˌpɑkə(n)/
Etymology

From aan + pakken.

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Sentences
We   zullen   dit   samen   aanpakken .

This is something which we shall tackle together.

Arbeidsinspecteurs  zullen   het   zwart
  werken dat   een   plaag   voor  wettige  arbeid   is kunnen   aanpakken .

Labour inspectorates will be able to deal with unregistered labour, which is the scourge of legitimate employment.

Het   stadsbestuur   zou   dit   jaar   eindelijk   het  parkeerprobleem  aanpakken .

The city government would finally tackle the parking problem this year.

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