vermaken

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vərˈmaːkə(n)/, /vɛrˈmaː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧ma‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vermaken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ maken.

Verb

vermaken

  1. (transitive) to entertain, to amuse
  2. (reflexive) to amuse oneself
  3. (transitive) to renovate, to restore
  4. (transitive) to adjust, to alter
  5. (transitive) to bequeath, to will
Conjugation
Conjugation of vermaken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vermaken
past singular vermaakte
past participle vermaakt
infinitive vermaken
gerund vermaken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vermaak vermaakte
2nd person sing. (jij) vermaakt, vermaak2 vermaakte
2nd person sing. (u) vermaakt vermaakte
2nd person sing. (gij) vermaakt vermaakte
3rd person singular vermaakt vermaakte
plural vermaken vermaakten
subjunctive sing.1 vermake vermaakte
subjunctive plur.1 vermaken vermaakten
imperative sing. vermaak
imperative plur.1 vermaakt
participles vermakend vermaakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vermaak
  • Indonesian: permak

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vermaken

  1. plural of vermaak