schoonmaken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch schoonmaken, equivalent to schoon (“clean”) + maken (“to make”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsxoː(n)ˌmaː.kə(n)/, (Netherlands) [ˈsxoʊ̯(n)ˌmaː.kə(n)]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: schoon‧ma‧ken
Verb
editschoonmaken
- to clean
- Vandaag maakt Stefan zijn huis schoon.
- Today, Stefan is cleaning his house.
Inflection
editConjugation of schoonmaken (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | schoonmaken | |||
past singular | maakte schoon | |||
past participle | schoongemaakt | |||
infinitive | schoonmaken | |||
gerund | schoonmaken n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | maak schoon | maakte schoon | schoonmaak | schoonmaakte |
2nd person sing. (jij) | maakt schoon, maak schoon2 | maakte schoon | schoonmaakt | schoonmaakte |
2nd person sing. (u) | maakt schoon | maakte schoon | schoonmaakt | schoonmaakte |
2nd person sing. (gij) | maakt schoon | maakte schoon | schoonmaakt | schoonmaakte |
3rd person singular | maakt schoon | maakte schoon | schoonmaakt | schoonmaakte |
plural | maken schoon | maakten schoon | schoonmaken | schoonmaakten |
subjunctive sing.1 | make schoon | maakte schoon | schoonmake | schoonmaakte |
subjunctive plur.1 | maken schoon | maakten schoon | schoonmaken | schoonmaakten |
imperative sing. | maak schoon | |||
imperative plur.1 | maakt schoon | |||
participles | schoonmakend | schoongemaakt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Berbice Creole Dutch: maskono
- Negerhollands: maak skoon
- Skepi Creole Dutch: mascone