West Frisian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian makia, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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meitsje

  1. to make
    • 2023 July 22, “Leafdeferske [Lovesong]”, Translation by LiliPipi, Original by Boris Williams, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Robert James Smith, Porl Thompson, Roger O'donnell, Simon Johnathon Gallup (lyrics)‎[1], Translation of Lovesong, performed by The Cure:
      Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
      Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin thús alwer
      Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
      Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin hiele alwer
      Whenever I’m alone with you,
      You make me feel like I am home again.
      Whenever I’m alone with you,
      You make me feel like I am whole again.

Inflection

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Weak class 2
infinitive meitsje
3rd singular past makke
past participle makke
infinitive meitsje
long infinitive meitsjen
gerund meitsjen n
auxiliary hawwe
indicative present tense past tense
1st singular meitsje makke
2nd singular makkest makkest
3rd singular makket makke
plural meitsje makken
imperative meitsje
participles meitsjend makke

Further reading

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  • meitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011