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mankeren.

to be sick, to ail

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌmɑŋˈkeː.rə(n)/
  1. to be sick, to ail

    impersonal · intransitive
    Iets mankeerde aan de kinderen op de slaapzaal, die allemaal moesten overgeven.
  2. to be amiss, to be wrong

    impersonal · intransitive
    Wat mankeert er met jou, honneponnetje?
  3. to lack, to be missing

    impersonal · intransitive
    Het mankeert hun aan een goed leerboek.
  4. to have an ailment or problem

    transitive
    Hij mankeert veel.
    Deze hond mankeert iets aan zijn staart.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French manquer, from Latin mancō, from mancus (“maimed”).

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