zakken
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch *sacken, from Old Dutch *sackon, from Proto-Germanic *sakkōną, further etymology unknown, perhaps from a denasalized derivative of *sinkwaną (“to sink”);[1] compare English sag. According to Kluge, related to zak (“sack”). Found natively only in the West Germanic languages.
Verb edit
zakken
- (intransitive) to fall, to drop, to sink
- De gist zakt gedurende het proces naar de bodem van de kuip.
- The yeast sinks during the process to the bottom of the tub.
- (intransitive) to come down, to go down
- (intransitive) to fail, to flunk
- Ik ben gezakt voor mijn rijexamen.
- I failed my driving test.
- (transitive) to calm down
- Kun je even zakken? Je bent zo rusteloos.
- Could you calm down for a moment? You're so restless.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of zakken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zakken | |||
| past singular | zakte | |||
| past participle | gezakt | |||
| infinitive | zakken | |||
| gerund | zakken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zak | zakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zakt | zakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zakt | zakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zakt | zakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | zakt | zakte | ||
| plural | zakken | zakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zakke | zakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zakken | zakten | ||
| imperative sing. | zak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zakt | |||
| participles | zakkend | gezakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
zakken
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
zakken