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Dutch
Etymology
From English make sense; gained currency during the 2010s. Compare Icelandic meika sens, Swedish mejka sense.
Pronunciation
Verb
sense maken
- (intransitive, informal) to make sense
- Synonym: steek houden
- Wat hij zei maakte echt geen sense. ― What he said really made no sense.
Usage notes
- The word sense is not used in Dutch outside of this phrase.
- Heavily associated with millennials and subsequent generations; people from older generations rarely if ever use this expression.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
sense maken: see
maken.