schaften

See also: Schäften and -schaften

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

A subsidiary form of schaffen (“to serve up, supply”).^[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

schaften

to pause, rest, to take a break, especially so as to eat

Inflection edit

Inflection of schaften (weak)
infinitive	schaften
past singular	schaftte
past participle	geschaft
infinitive	schaften
gerund	schaften n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (jij)	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (u)	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (gij)	schaft	schaftte
3rd person singular	schaft	schaftte
plural	schaften	schaftten

subjunctive sing.¹	schafte	schaftte
subjunctive plur.¹	schaften	schaftten

imperative sing.	schaft
imperative plur.¹	schaft

participles	schaftend	geschaft
¹⁾ Archaic.

Synonyms edit

lunchen (if referring to a lunch break)
pauzeren
rusten

Descendants edit

Fanagalo: skafu
Skepi Creole Dutch: skaf
→ Russenorsk: skaffom

Verb edit

schaften

inflection of schaffen:
1. plural past indicative
2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

References edit

^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “schaften”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Middle English edit

Noun edit

schaften

(Early Middle English) plural of schaft (“creation”)

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