sense maken
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom English make sense; gained currency during the 2010s. Compare Icelandic meika sens, Swedish mejka sense.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (intransitive, informal) To make sense.
- Synonym: steek houden
- Wat hij zei maakte echt geen sense. ― What he said really made no sense.
Usage notes
edit- The word sense is not used in Dutch outside of this phrase.
- Heavily associated with millennials and subsequent generations; people from older generations rarely if ever use this expression.
Conjugation
editConjugation of sense maken: see maken.