jokken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch jocken, from Latin iocārī (“to joke, to jest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: jok‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɔkən

Verb

jokken

  1. (childish) to fib, to tell an inconsequential lie

Conjugation

Conjugation of jokken (weak)
infinitive jokken
past singular jokte
past participle gejokt
infinitive jokken
gerund jokken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular jok jokte
2nd person sing. (jij) jokt, jok2 jokte
2nd person sing. (u) jokt jokte
2nd person sing. (gij) jokt jokte
3rd person singular jokt jokte
plural jokken jokten
subjunctive sing.1 jokke jokte
subjunctive plur.1 jokken jokten
imperative sing. jok
imperative plur.1 jokt
participles jokkend gejokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: jok
  • → Sranan Tongo: yoku
    • → Caribbean Javanese: yokuk

Swedish

Noun

jokken

  1. definite nominative singular of jokk
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