schikken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.

Pronunciation

Verb

schikken

  1. (transitive) to arrange, to order
  2. (transitive) to be convenient for (e.g. of an appointment time)
    Schikt het als ik morgen even langskom? ― Is it convenient if I come by tomorrow?
  3. (reflexive) to accommodate, to adapt
  4. (intransitive, law) to settle, resolve a legal dispute

Conjugation

Conjugation of schikken (weak)
infinitive schikken
past singular schikte
past participle geschikt
infinitive schikken
gerund schikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schik schikte
2nd person sing. (jij) schikt, schik2 schikte
2nd person sing. (u) schikt schikte
2nd person sing. (gij) schikt schikte
3rd person singular schikt schikte
plural schikken schikten
subjunctive sing.1 schikke schikte
subjunctive plur.1 schikken schikten
imperative sing. schik
imperative plur.1 schikt
participles schikkend geschikt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: skik
  • → Caribbean Javanese: sekig, nyekig
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