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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.
Cognate with English sake, West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Yiddish זאַך (zakh), Danish sag, Swedish and Norwegian sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”).
Pronunciation
Noun
zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)
- A thing, matter (general term with for a concept other than animate beings).
- Synonym: ding
- A matter, affair, business.
- Synonyms: kwestie, vraagstuk
Het is voor de gemeente ook een lastige zaak.- It's also a cumbersome matter for the municipality.
Wat je in je prive leven doet is je zaak.- What you do in your private life is your business.
- A business, commercial enterprise, store, shop.
- Synonyms: bedrijf, handel, onderneming, winkel
- (law) A court case, law suit.
- Synonym: rechtszaak
Derived terms
- business
- legal
Descendants