smaken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: sma‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch smaken. Equivalent to smaak +‎ -en.

Verb

smaken

  1. (intransitive) to taste
    Deze soep smaakt me goed.
    This soup tastes good to me.
  2. (intransitive) to taste good, to be likable in taste
    Smaakt het?
    Does it taste good? / Do you like it?
  3. (transitive) to experience; to enjoy
    Het succes van zijn noeste arbeid heeft hij niet meer mogen smaken.
    He has not been able to witness the success of his hard work.
    Laat het u smaken! ― Enjoy !
Conjugation
Conjugation of smaken (weak)
infinitive smaken
past singular smaakte
past participle gesmaakt
infinitive smaken
gerund smaken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular smaak smaakte
2nd person sing. (jij) smaakt, smaak2 smaakte
2nd person sing. (u) smaakt smaakte
2nd person sing. (gij) smaakt smaakte
3rd person singular smaakt smaakte
plural smaken smaakten
subjunctive sing.1 smake smaakte
subjunctive plur.1 smaken smaakten
imperative sing. smaak
imperative plur.1 smaakt
participles smakend gesmaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: smaak
  • Negerhollands: smak
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: smack, smak
  • → Papiamentu: smak, smaak (dated)
See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

smaken

  1. plural of smaak

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German smāken, from Old Saxon *smakōn, from Proto-West Germanic *smakēn; compare smacchen. Some forms are remodelled on smak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmakən/, /ˈsmaːkən/

Verb

smaken

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To have a taste; to taste (something).
    Synonyms: savouren, smacchen, tasten
  2. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To smell (of); to emit or sample an odour.
  3. (transitive, rare) To be contaminated by; to be blemished with.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smaken (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) smaken, smake
present tense past tense
1st-person singular smake smaked
2nd-person singular smakest smakedest
3rd-person singular smaketh smaked
subjunctive singular smake
imperative singular —
plural1 smaken, smake smakeden, smakede
imperative plural smaketh, smake —
participles smakynge, smakende smaked, ysmaked

1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

smaken m

  1. definite singular of smak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

smaken m

  1. definite singular of smak

Swedish

Noun

smaken

  1. definite singular of smak

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