zakken
Dutch
Etymology
Cognates found in other Germanic languages around the North Sea; compare Low German sacken, Danish sakke, Swedish sacka. Cf. also English sag.
Verb
zakken
- 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.
- De gist zakt gedurende het proces naar de bodem van de kuip.
- to come down, to go down
- to fail, to flunk
- Ik ben gezakt voor mijn rijexamen.
- I failed my driving test.
- Ik ben gezakt voor mijn rijexamen.
- to calm down
- Kun je even zakken? Je bent zo rusteloos.
- Could you calm down for a moment? You're so restless.
- Kun je even zakken? Je bent zo rusteloos.
Conjugation
Conjugation of zakken (weak)
| infinitive | zakken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zak | zakte | ||
| 2nd person singular | 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 | (zijn) gezakt | ||
| 1)Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- inzakken
- uitzakken
- verzakken
- wegzakken
Noun
zakken