maken.
to make, create, prepare
Meaning & usage
to make, create, prepare
Ze maakte een nieuw plan.
Ik maak graag tomatensoep.
to fix, to repair, to mend
Ik moet mijn fiets laten maken.
to make, cause to become
Translated with to do with.
X heeft niets met Y te maken.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch maken, from Old Dutch macon, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. Doublet of maquilleren.
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