losmaken

Dutch

Etymology

From los + maken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔsˌmaː.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: los‧ma‧ken

Verb

losmaken

  1. (transitive) to make loose, to undo, unfasten
    Antonym: vastmaken
  2. (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?
  3. (reflexive) to extricate oneself [+ uit (from)], to cut ties [+ uit (from)]

Inflection

Inflection of losmaken (weak, separable)
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 losmaakte loslosmaaklosmaakte
2nd person sing. (jij) maakt losmaakte loslosmaaktlosmaakte
2nd person sing. (u) maakt losmaakte loslosmaaktlosmaakte
2nd person sing. (gij) maakt losmaakte loslosmaaktlosmaakte
3rd person singular maakt losmaakte loslosmaaktlosmaakte
plural maken losmaakten loslosmakenlosmaakten
subjunctive sing.1 make losmaakte loslosmakelosmaakte
subjunctive plur.1 maken losmaakten loslosmakenlosmaakten
imperative sing. maak los
imperative plur.1 maakt los
participles losmakendlosgemaakt
1) Archaic.

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: maak los

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