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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English maken, equivalent to make + -en.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪkən
Verb[edit]
maken
- (obsolete) plural simple present 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.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI:
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
maken
- (transitive) to make
- (transitive) to fix, to repair, to mend
- (transitive) to take (a photo)
Inflection[edit]
| Inflection of maken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | maken | |||
| past singular | maakte | |||
| past participle | gemaakt | |||
| infinitive | maken | |||
| gerund | maken n | |||
| 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[edit]
- aanmaken
- afmaken
- bekendmaken
- buitmaken
- losmaken
- maakbaar
- makelij
- maker
- openmaken
- overmaken
- vastmaken
- vermaken
- vrijmaken
- handgemaakt
Descendants[edit]
- Afrikaans: maak
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
maken
Kombio[edit]
Noun[edit]
maken
- woman
- Yikn ka maken wurun-el.
- You are a woman from the bush.
References[edit]
- Henry, Joan. Kombio Grammar Essentials. Ms. 123pp. (1992).
Low German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German maken, from Old Saxon makōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. See also Plautdietsch moaken (diphthongization before velar).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː.kə(n)/, /ˈmæː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɑː.kə(n)/, /ˈmɒː.kə(n)/ Either the /ə/ or the /n/ may be dropped
- (Dialects with merger of /ɒː/ and /ɔʊ̯/) IPA(key): /ˈmɔʊ̯.kə(n)/
- Hyphenation: ma‧ken
Verb[edit]
maken (past singular möök or makt, past participle makt or maakt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- To make.
Conjugation[edit]
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. | ||
Related terms[edit]
Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
māken
- to make
- to make, to cause to be
- 1249, Schepenbrief van Bochoute, Velzeke, eastern Flanders:
- Si maken bekent die nu sien ende wesen selen
- They make known to those who are now and will be
Inflection[edit]
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | māken | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | māken | |
| In genitive | mākens | |
| In dative | mākene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | māke | — |
| 2nd singular | māecs, mākes | — |
| 3rd singular | māect, māket | — |
| 1st plural | māken | — |
| 2nd plural | māect, māket | — |
| 3rd plural | māken | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | māke | — |
| 2nd singular | māecs, mākes | — |
| 3rd singular | māke | — |
| 1st plural | māken | — |
| 2nd plural | māect, māket | — |
| 3rd plural | māken | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | māec, māke | |
| Plural | māect, māket | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | mākende | — |
Descendants[edit]
- Dutch: maken
- Afrikaans: maak
- Limburgish: make
- → Picard Old French: makier, maquier
- → Middle French: maquier, macquiller
- French: maquiller
- → Dutch: maquilleren
- French: maquiller
- → Middle French: maquier, macquiller
Further reading[edit]
- “maken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “maken”, in Middelniederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Early ME) makien, macen, makie, makiȝen, makyȝe, macen, macian, makian, machiæ
- makyn, make, makye, makiȝe, mak, macke, maki
Etymology[edit]
From Old English macian, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
maken
- To make or create; to have something made.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 1:1-2”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- In þe bigynnyng God made of nouȝt heuene and erþe. / Forſoþe þe erþe was idel and voide, and derkneſſis weren on the face of depþe; and the Spiryt of þe Lord was borun on the watris.
- In the beginning, God made the sky and the Earth out of nothing. / The Earth was inactive and empty, and darkness was on top of the seas' surfaces, and the Spirit of the Lord moved on the water.
- a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “General Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales, lines 9-12:
- And ſmale foweles maken melodye / That ſlepen al the nyght with open ye / So priketh hem Nature in hir corages / Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages […]
- And small birds make song / that sleep all night with their eyes open / (as Nature pokes them in their hearts). / Then people want to go on pilgrimages […]
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of maken (irregular weak)
| infinitive | (to) maken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | make | makede, made |
| 2nd person singular | makest, makst | makedest, madest |
| 3rd person singular | maketh, makeþ, makth | makede, made |
| plural | maken | makede(n), made(n) |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | make | makede, made |
| plural | maken | makede(n), made(n) |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | make | |
| plural | makeþ, maketh | |
| participle | present | past |
| makende, makinge | (i)maked, (i)maad | |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “māken (v.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-12.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
maken m
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
maken m
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
maken
- definite singular of make
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