maken

See also: måken

English

Etymology

From Middle English maken, equivalent to make +‎ -en.

Verb

maken

1. (obsolete) plural simple present form of make
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI:

     & somme englysshe bookes maken mencyon that they wente neuer oute of englond after the deth of syr Launcelot / but that was but fauour of makers

   • 1579, Edmund Spenser, The Shepheardes Calender

     They maken many a wrong chevisaunce,

   • 1606, Nathaniel Baxter, Sir Philip Sydneys Ourania, that is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, containing all Philosophie

     All these Starres maken one hundred and eight,

     Bright and conspicuous without deceite.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːkə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːkən

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• Hyphenation: ma‧ken

Etymology

From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch *makon, macon, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.

Verb

maken

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

Inflection

Inflection of maken (weak)
infinitive	maken
past singular	maakte
past participle	gemaakt
infinitive	maken
gerund	maken n
verbal noun	—
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	maak	maakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	maakt	maakte
2nd person sing. (u)	maakt	maakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	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	gemaakt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanmaken
• afmaken
• bekendmaken
• buitmaken
• losmaken
• overmaken
• vastmaken
• vrijmaken
• handgemaakt

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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 (irregular past forms)

infinitive	maken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	maak	möök
2nd person singular	maaks(t)	mööks(t)
3rd person singular	maak(t)	möök
plural	maakt, maaken	möken
imperative	present	—
singular	maak(e)
plural	maakt
participle	present	past
	maken	(e)maakt, gemaakt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Conjugation of maken (regular past forms)

infinitive	maken
indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	maak	maak
2nd person singular	maaks(t)	maaks(t)
3rd person singular	maak(t)	maak
plural	maakt, maaken	maken
imperative	present	—
singular	maak(e)
plural	maakt
participle	present	past
	maken	(e)maakt, gemaakt
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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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 (weak)

infinitive	maken
indicative	present	past
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	past
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
singular	make
plural	maket
participle	present	past
	makende	ghemaect

Descendants

• Dutch: maken

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English macian, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.

Verb

maken

1. to make

Descendants

• English: to make

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Swedish

Noun

maken

1. definite singular of make