merken

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛrkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch merken, from Old Dutch merken, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Verb

merken

1. to mark
2. to notice

   Synonyms: bemerken, opmerken

Inflection

Conjugation of merken (weak)
infinitive	merken
past singular	merkte
past participle	gemerkt
infinitive	merken
gerund	merken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	merk	merkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	merkt	merkte
2nd person sing. (u)	merkt	merkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	merkt	merkte
3rd person singular	merkt	merkte
plural	merken	merkten
subjunctive sing.1	merke	merkte
subjunctive plur.1	merken	merkten
imperative sing.	merk
imperative plur.1	merkt
participles	merkend	gemerkt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• aanmerken
• bemerken
• brandmerken
• kenmerken
• opmerken

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

merken

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of merk

Anagrams

• kermen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną (“to mark, notice”). Cognate with Dutch merken and Icelandic merkja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʁkŋ̍/, /ˈmɛʁkən/

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Verb

1. (transitive) to notice
2. (reflexive) to memorize, remember
3. to realize
   • 1912, Franz Kafka, Die Verwandlung, in: Die Weißen Blätter. Eine Monatsschrift. year 2, issue 10, Verlag der Weißen Bücher (1915), page 1180:

     Zunächst wollte er ruhig und ungestört aufstehen, sich anziehen und vor allem frühstücken, und dann erst das Weitere überlegen, denn, das merkte er wohl, im Bett würde er mit dem Nachdenken zu keinem vernünftigen Ende kommen.

     To begin with, he wanted to get up calmly and undisturbed, get dressed and, above all, have breakfast, and only then think about everything else, because, as he realized well, in bed he would not come to a sensible conclusion with the thinking.

Related terms

• anmerken
• aufmerken
• bemerken
• bemerkenswert
• Bemerkung
• Merkblatt
• Merkmal
• merkwürdig
• Merkzettel
• vermerken
• vormerken

 

Further reading

• “merken” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch merken, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Verb

merken

1. to mark, to put a mark on, to give a mark to
2. to watch attentively
3. to watch, to pay attention to, to notice

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: merken
• Limburgish: mèrke

Further reading

• “merken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “merken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markijaną.

Verb

merken

1. to mark, to put a mark on

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: merken
  • Dutch: merken
  • Limburgish: mèrke

Further reading

• “merken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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West Frisian

Noun

merken

1. plural of merk