schaken
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Schakende mannen.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch schâken. Equivalent to schaak + -en.
Verb
schaken
- (intransitive) to play chess
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schaken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| past singular | schaakte | |||
| past participle | geschaakt | |||
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| gerund | schaken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt, schaak2 | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
| imperative sing. | schaak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
| participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Gerund of the verb schaken.
Noun
schaken n (uncountable)
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch schaken, procope of ontschaken.
Verb
schaken
- (transitive, dated, chiefly of women) to kidnap, to ravish
- Een geschaakte bruid. ― A rapt bride.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of schaken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| past singular | schaakte | |||
| past participle | geschaakt | |||
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| gerund | schaken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt, schaak2 | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
| imperative sing. | schaak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
| participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: skaak
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”), *(s)kek-. Cognate with English shake, Dutch schaken, West Frisian schaakje, Danish skage, Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka.
Verb
schaken (past singular schaak, past participle schaken, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of schaken (weak verb with strong past participle)
| infinitive | schaken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaak |
| 2nd person singular | schaakt | schaakt |
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaak |
| plural | schaakt | schaken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | schaak | |
| plural | schaakt | |
| participle | present | past |
| schaken | schaken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Middle Dutch
Etymology
Verb
schâken
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “schaken (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III