smaken
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsmaː.kə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sma‧ken
- Rhymes: -aːkən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch smaken. Equivalent to smaak + -en.
Verb
smaken
- (intransitive) to taste
- Deze soep smaakt me goed.
- This soup tastes good to me.
- (intransitive) to taste good, to be likable in taste
- Smaakt het?
- Does it taste good? / Do you like it?
- (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 [the food]!
Inflection
See also
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle English
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
- (transitive, intransitive) To have a taste; to taste (something).
- (transitive, intransitive, rare) To smell (of); to emit or sample an odour.
- (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.
References
- “smā̆ken, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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