jokken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jocken, from Latin iocārī (“to joke, to jest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: jok‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɔkən

Verb

jokken

1. (childish) to fib, to tell an inconsequential lie

Inflection

Conjugation of jokken (weak)
infinitive	jokken
past singular	jokte
past participle	gejokt
infinitive	jokken
gerund	jokken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	jok	jokte
2nd person sing. (jij)	jokt, jok2	jokte
2nd person sing. (u)	jokt	jokte
2nd person sing. (gij)	jokt	jokte
3rd person singular	jokt	jokte
plural	jokken	jokten
subjunctive sing.1	jokke	jokte
subjunctive plur.1	jokken	jokten
imperative sing.	jok
imperative plur.1	jokt
participles	jokkend	gejokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• jokkebrok
• jokker

Related terms

• jok

Descendants

• Afrikaans: jok
• → Sranan Tongo: yoku
  • → Caribbean Javanese: yokuk

Swedish

Noun

jokken

1. definite nominative singular of jokk