zakken

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɑkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: zak‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɑkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch *sacken, from Old Dutch *sackon, from Proto-Germanic *sakkōną, further etymology unknown, perhaps from a denasalized derivative of *sinkwaną (“to sink”); compare English sag. According to Kluge, related to zak (“sack”). Found natively only in the West Germanic languages.

Verb

zakken

1. (intransitive) to fall, to drop, to sink

   De gist zakt gedurende het proces naar de bodem van de kuip.

   The yeast sinks during the process to the bottom of the tub.

2. (intransitive) to come down, to go down
3. (intransitive) to fail, to flunk

   Ik ben gezakt voor mijn rijexamen.

   I failed my driving test.

4. (transitive) to calm down

   Kun je even zakken? Je bent zo rusteloos.

   Could you calm down for a moment? You're so restless.

Conjugation

Conjugation of zakken (weak)
infinitive	zakken
past singular	zakte
past participle	gezakt
infinitive	zakken
gerund	zakken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	zak	zakte
2nd person sing. (jij)	zakt, zak2	zakte
2nd person sing. (u)	zakt	zakte
2nd person sing. (gij)	zakt	zakte
3rd person singular	zakt	zakte
plural	zakken	zakten
subjunctive sing.1	zakke	zakte
subjunctive plur.1	zakken	zakten
imperative sing.	zak
imperative plur.1	zakt
participles	zakkend	gezakt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afzakken
• doorzakken
• inzakken
• neerzakken
• uitzakken
• verzakken
• wegzakken
• zakker
• zakking

Descendants

• Afrikaans: sak
• Negerhollands: sak
• → Aukan: saka
• → Saramaccan: sáka, sakka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

zakken

1. plural of zak

Japanese

Romanization

zakken

1. Rōmaji transcription of ざっけん