Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vərˈmaːkə(n)/, /vɛrˈmaː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ma‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch vermaken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ maken.

Verb edit

vermaken

  1. (transitive) to entertain, to amuse
  2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself
  3. (transitive) to renovate, to restore
  4. (transitive) to adjust, to alter
  5. (transitive) to bequeath, to will
Inflection edit
Inflection of vermaken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vermaken
past singular vermaakte
past participle vermaakt
infinitive vermaken
gerund vermaken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vermaak vermaakte
2nd person sing. (jij) vermaakt vermaakte
2nd person sing. (u) vermaakt vermaakte
2nd person sing. (gij) vermaakt vermaakte
3rd person singular vermaakt vermaakte
plural vermaken vermaakten
subjunctive sing.1 vermake vermaakte
subjunctive plur.1 vermaken vermaakten
imperative sing. vermaak
imperative plur.1 vermaakt
participles vermakend vermaakt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Afrikaans: vermaak
  • Indonesian: permak

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

vermaken

  1. plural of vermaak