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"to make" in Dutch

maken
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to make” is maken.

Pronounced the same

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make (plural) maken

See also

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made gemaakt
made (singular) maakte

Examples of "to make" in use

There are 26 examples of the Dutch word for "to make" being used:
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Viruses can make you sick. Virussen kunnen je ziek maken.
Ben learned to make a fire without matches. Ben heeft geleerd hoe hij vuur kan maken zonder lucifers.
Creation is making something new as the created result. Schepping is het maken van iets nieuws als het geschapen resultaat.
The duckling had to swim around in the water, to prevend it from freezing completely Het eendje moest in het water rondzwemmen om te maken, dat dit niet helemaal dichtvroor
Where did Yanni learn to make baskets? Waar leerde Yanni manden maken?
Conjunctions connect sentences; they make the text smoother and easier to understand. Voegwoorden verbinden zinnen; ze maken de tekst vloeiender en begrijpelijker.

Practice Lesson

"to make" Practice (25)
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Lesson words
make (plural),
to clean,
to make,
to use; to make use of
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Lesson phrases
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks?,
Creation is making something new as the created result.,
He didn’t seem to be worried about this.,
I wish you could make it into something else,
I would like an apointment.,
It is sad that in the Netherlands, a country known as tolerant, parents cannot make this choice.,
That wasn’t a hard call to make.,
The duckling had to swim around in the water, to prevend it from freezing completely,
They can’t build dikes.,
to create websites,
to joke,
to make (long form),
to make a mistake,
to make an appointment,
to make mistakes,
to make recommendations,
to take a walk,
Tom asked me to take a picture of him.,
Viruses can make you sick.,
You can make your fortune there, no matter how ugly you may be.
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