maken
See also: måken
English
Etymology
From Middle English maken, equivalent to make + -en.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪkən
Verb
maken
- (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.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book XXI:
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch *makon, macon, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkə(n)/
- Rhymes: -aːkən
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ken
Verb
maken
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
Japanese
Romanization
maken
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 or makt, past participle makt or maakt, auxiliary verb hebben)
- 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. | ||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch makon, macon, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːkən/
Verb
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
- Si maken bekent die nu sien ende wesen selen
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Inflection
| 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
Further reading
- “maken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “maken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English macian, from Proto-Germanic *makōną.
Verb
maken
- to make
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
- And smale foweles maken melodye,
- That slepen al the nyght with open eye-
- (So priketh hem Nature in hir corages);
- 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 9-11.
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
maken m
- definite singular of make
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
maken m
- definite singular of make
Swedish
Noun
maken
- definite singular of make
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