losmaken
Appearance
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]losmaken
- (transitive) to make loose, to undo, unfasten
- Antonym: vastmaken
- (transitive, strongly associated with market salespeople and street sellers) to buy all the wares from, to buy until the seller is out of stock
- Wie maakt me los? ― Who will buy all my remaining stock?
- (reflexive) to cut ties (with), extricate oneself [with uit ‘from’]
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of losmaken (weak, separable) | ||||
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infinitive | losmaken | |||
past singular | maakte los | |||
past participle | losgemaakt | |||
infinitive | losmaken | |||
gerund | losmaken n | |||
main clause | subordinate clause | |||
present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
1st person singular | maak los | maakte los | losmaak | losmaakte |
2nd person sing. (jij) | maakt los, maak los2 | maakte los | losmaakt | losmaakte |
2nd person sing. (u) | maakt los | maakte los | losmaakt | losmaakte |
2nd person sing. (gij) | maakt los | maakte los | losmaakt | losmaakte |
3rd person singular | maakt los | maakte los | losmaakt | losmaakte |
plural | maken los | maakten los | losmaken | losmaakten |
subjunctive sing.1 | make los | maakte los | losmake | losmaakte |
subjunctive plur.1 | maken los | maakten los | losmaken | losmaakten |
imperative sing. | maak los | |||
imperative plur.1 | maakt los | |||
participles | losmakend | losgemaakt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Descendants
[edit]- Negerhollands: maak los