meitsje

West Frisian

Alternative forms

• mâke, maaikje

Etymology

From Old Frisian makia, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯tsjə/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛi̯tsjə/

Verb

meitsje

1. to make
   • 2023 July 22, “Leafdeferske [Lovesong]”, Translation by LiliPipi, Original by Boris Williams, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Robert James Smith, Porl Thompson, Roger O'donnell, Simon Johnathon Gallup (lyrics)‎^[1], Translation of Lovesong, performed by The Cure:

     Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
     Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin thús alwer
     Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
     Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin hiele alwer

     Whenever I’m alone with you,
     You make me feel like I am home again.
     Whenever I’m alone with you,
     You make me feel like I am whole again.

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	meitsje
3rd singular past	makke
past participle	makke
infinitive	meitsje
long infinitive	meitsjen
gerund	meitsjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	meitsje	makke
2nd singular	makkest	makkest
clitic form	makkesto	makkesto
3rd singular	makket	makke
plural	meitsje	makken
imperative	meitsje
participles	meitsjend	makke

Further reading

• “meitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011