Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sma‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch smaken. Equivalent to smaak +‎ -en.

Verb edit

smaken

  1. (intransitive) to taste
    Deze soep smaakt me goed.
    This soup tastes good to me.
  2. (intransitive) to taste good, to be likable in taste
    Smaakt het?
    Does it taste good? / Do you like it?
  3. (transitive) to experience; to enjoy
    Het succes van zijn noeste arbeid heeft hij niet meer mogen smaken.
    He has not been able to witness the success of his hard work.
    Laat het u smaken!Enjoy [the food]!
Inflection edit
Inflection of smaken (weak)
infinitive smaken
past singular smaakte
past participle gesmaakt
infinitive smaken
gerund smaken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smaak smaakte
2nd person sing. (jij) smaakt smaakte
2nd person sing. (u) smaakt smaakte
2nd person sing. (gij) smaakt smaakte
3rd person singular smaakt smaakte
plural smaken smaakten
subjunctive sing.1 smake smaakte
subjunctive plur.1 smaken smaakten
imperative sing. smaak
imperative plur.1 smaakt
participles smakend gesmaakt
1) Archaic.
Descendants edit
  • Negerhollands: smak
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: smack, smak
  • Papiamentu: smak, smaak (dated)
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

smaken

  1. plural of smaak

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German smāken, from Old Saxon *smakōn, from Proto-West Germanic *smakēn; compare smacchen. Some forms are remodelled on smak.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmakən/, /ˈsmaːkən/

Verb edit

smaken

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To have a taste; to taste (something).
    Synonyms: savouren, smacchen, tasten
  2. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To smell (of); to emit or sample an odour.
  3. (transitive, rare) To be contaminated by; to be blemished with.

Conjugation edit

Descendants edit

References edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

smaken m

  1. definite singular of smak

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Noun edit

smaken m

  1. definite singular of smak

Swedish edit

Noun edit

smaken

  1. definite singular of smak

Anagrams edit