maken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch *makon, macon, from Frankish *makōn, from Proto-Germanic *makōną, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”). Compare Low German maken, English make, Saterland Frisian moakje, German machen.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːkən
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ken

Verb

maken (past singular maakte, past participle gemaakt)

1. To make.
2. To repair, to mend.
3. To take (a photo)

Conjugation

Conjugation of maken (weak)

infinitive	maken
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	maak	maakte
2nd person singular	maakt	maakte
3rd person singular	maakt	maakte
plural	maken	maakten
subjunctive sing.1	make	maakte
subjunctive plur.1	maken	maakten
imperative sing.	maak
imperative plur.1	maakt
participles	makend	(hebben) gemaakt
1) Archaic.

Expressions

het weinig maken

• to matter little

Derived terms

afmaken bekendmaken handgemaakt losmaken overmaken vastmaken vrijmaken

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Japanese

Romanization

maken

1. rōmaji reading of まけん

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Low German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.kə(n)/, /ˈmæː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɑː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɒː.kə(n)/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ken

Verb

maken (past singular möök, past participle maakt, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. To make.

Conjugation

Conjugation of maken (weak verb)

infinitive	maken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	maak	möök
2nd person singular	maakst	möökst
3rd person singular	maakt	möök
plural	maakt	möken
imperative	present	—
singular	maak
plural	maakt
participle	present	past
	maken	maakt

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch makon, macon, from Frankish *makōn, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːkən/

Verb

maken

1. to make

Conjugation

Conjugation of maken

indicative	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	make	maecte
2nd person singular	makes	maectes
3rd person singular	maket	maecte
1st person plural	maken	maecten
2nd person plural	maket	maectet
3rd person plural	maken	maecten
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	make	maecte
2nd person singular	makes	maectes
3rd person singular	make	maecte
1st person plural	maken	maecten
2nd person plural	maket	maectet
3rd person plural	maken	maecten
imperative	present tense	—
singular	make
plural	maket
participle	present tense	past tense
	makende	ghemaect

Descendants

• Dutch: maken

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English macian.

Verb

maken

1. to make

Descendants

• English: to make

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Swedish

Noun

maken

1. definite singular of make