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
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