schikken
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
schikken
- (transitive) to arrange, to order
- (transitive) to be convenient for (e.g. of an appointment time)
- Schikt het als ik morgen even langskom? ― Is it convenient if I come by tomorrow?
- (reflexive) to accommodate, to adapt [+ naar (object) = to]
- (intransitive, law) to settle, resolve a legal dispute
Inflection edit
| Inflection of schikken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schikken | |||
| past singular | schikte | |||
| past participle | geschikt | |||
| infinitive | schikken | |||
| gerund | schikken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schik | schikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schikt | schikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schikt | schikte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schikt | schikte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schikt | schikte | ||
| plural | schikken | schikten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schikke | schikte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schikken | schikten | ||
| imperative sing. | schik | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schikt | |||
| participles | schikkend | geschikt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||