mankeren

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French manquer, from Latin mancō, from mancus (maimed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑŋˈkeː.rə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: man‧ke‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

mankeren

  1. (impersonal, intransitive) to be sick, to ail
    Iets mankeerde aan de kinderen op de slaapzaal, die allemaal moesten overgeven.
    The children in the dormitory, who all had to vomit, had some illness.
  2. (impersonal, intransitive) to be amiss, to be wrong
    Wat mankeert er met jou, honneponnetje?
    What′s wrong with you, honeybun?
  3. (impersonal, intransitive) to lack, to be missing
    Het mankeert hun aan een goed leerboek.
    They lack a good textbook.
  4. (transitive) to have an ailment or problem
    Hij mankeert veel.
    There's a lot wrong with him.
    (literally, “He has many defects.”)
    Deze hond mankeert iets aan zijn staart.
    This dog has a condition in his tail. (not an innuendo)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mankeren (weak)
infinitive mankeren
past singular mankeerde
past participle gemankeerd
infinitive mankeren
gerund mankeren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mankeer mankeerde
2nd person sing. (jij) mankeert, mankeer2 mankeerde
2nd person sing. (u) mankeert mankeerde
2nd person sing. (gij) mankeert mankeerde
3rd person singular mankeert mankeerde
plural mankeren mankeerden
subjunctive sing.1 mankere mankeerde
subjunctive plur.1 mankeren mankeerden
imperative sing. mankeer
imperative plur.1 mankeert
participles mankerend gemankeerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Descendants