See also: måken

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English maken, equivalent to make +‎ -en.

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maken

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of make

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. Doublet of maquilleren.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Verb

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maken

  1. (transitive) to make, create, prepare
    Synonyms: creëren, vervaardigen
    Ze maakte een nieuw plan.She made a new plan.
    Ik maak graag tomatensoep.I like preparing tomato soup.
    Hij maakte de foto zonder mijn toestemming.He took the photo without my consent.
  2. (transitive) to fix, to repair, to mend
    Synonyms: repareren, herstellen
    Ik moet mijn fiets laten maken.I need to have someone repair my bike.
  3. (copulative) to make, cause to become
    Synonym: ver- -en

Conjugation

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Conjugation of maken (weak)
infinitive maken
past singular maakte
past participle gemaakt
infinitive maken
gerund maken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular maak maakte
2nd person sing. (jij) maakt, maak2 maakte
2nd person sing. (u) maakt maakte
2nd person sing. (gij) maakt maakte
3rd person singular maakt maakte
plural maken maakten
subjunctive sing.1 make maakte
subjunctive plur.1 maken maakten
imperative sing. maak
imperative plur.1 maakt
participles makend gemaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: maak
  • Javindo: maken
  • Jersey Dutch: māke
  • Negerhollands: mak, maak
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: mak

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Romanization

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maken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まけん

Kombio

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Noun

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maken

  1. woman
    Yikn ka maken wurun-el.
    You are a woman from the bush.

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  • Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).

Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German maken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. See also Plautdietsch moaken (diphthongization before velar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːkən/
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaː.kə(n)/, /ˈmæː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɑː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɒː.kə(n)/ Either the /ə/ or the /n/ may be dropped
  • (Dialects with merger of /ɒː/ and /ɔʊ̯/) IPA(key): /ˈmɔʊ̯.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ken

Verb

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maken (past singular möök or makt, past participle makt or maakt, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. To make.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of maken (irregular past forms)
infinitive maken
present preterite
1st person singular maak möök
2nd person singular maaks(t) mööks(t)
3rd person singular maak(t) möök
plural maakt, maaken möken
imperative
singular maak(e)
plural maakt
present past
participle maken (e)maakt, gemaakt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Conjugation of maken (regular past forms)
infinitive maken
present preterite
1st person singular maak maak
2nd person singular maaks(t) maaks(t)
3rd person singular maak(t) maak
plural maakt, maaken maken
imperative
singular maak(e)
plural maakt
present past
participle maken (e)maakt, gemaakt

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

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māken

  1. to make
  2. to make, to cause to be

Inflection

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Conjugation of māken (weak)
infinitive base form māken
genitive mākens
dative mākene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular māke māke
2nd person singular māecs, mākes māecs, mākes
3rd person singular māect, māket māke
1st person plural māken māken
2nd person plural māect, māket māect, māket
3rd person plural māken māken
imperative
singular māec, māke
plural māect, māket
present past
participle mākende

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English macian, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːkən/, /ˈmakən/

Verb

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maken

  1. To make or create; to have something made.
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 1:1-2”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      In þe bigynnyng God made of nouȝt heuene and erþe. / Forſoþe þe erþe was idel and voide, and derkneſſis weren on the face of depþe; and the Spiryt of þe Lord was borun on the watris.
      In the beginning, God made the sky and the Earth out of nothing. / The Earth was inactive and empty, and darkness was on top of the seas' surfaces, and the Spirit of the Lord moved on the water.
    • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 9–12:
      And ſmale foweles maken melodye / That ſlepen al the nyght with open ye / So priketh hem Nature in hir corages / Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages []
      And small birds make song / that sleep all night with their eyes open / (as Nature pokes them in their hearts). / Then people want to go on pilgrimages []
    • 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “Capitulum xiii”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book XXI, [London: [] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC, leaf 430, verso; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur [], London: David Nutt, [], 1889, →OCLC, page 860, lines 29–31:
      & ſomme englyſſhe bookes maken mencyon that they wente neuer oute of englond after the deth of ſyr Launcelot / but that was but fauour of makers []
      And some English books make claims that they never went out of England after the death of Sir Lancelot, / but that was only authors' biases []

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After the Early Middle English period, the irregular past forms of this verb become vastly more common than their regular alternatives; maked continues to occasionally appear in the Early Modern English literary language.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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maken m

  1. definite singular of make

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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maken m

  1. definite singular of make

Swedish

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Noun

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maken

  1. definite singular of make

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