schikken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schicken. Further etymology unclear, found only in continental West Germanic. Cognates are Middle Low German schicken, German schicken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsxɪkə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪkən

Verb

schikken

  1. (transitive) to arrange, to order
  2. (transitive) to be convenient for (e.g. of an appointment time)
    Schikt het als ik morgen even langskom? ― Is it convenient if I come by tomorrow?
  3. (reflexive) to accommodate, to adapt [+ naar (object) = to]
  4. (intransitive, law) to settle, resolve a legal dispute

Inflection
Inflection of schikken (weak)
infinitive schikken
past singular schikte
past participle geschikt
infinitive schikken
gerund schikken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular schikschikte
2nd person sing. (jij) schiktschikte
2nd person sing. (u) schiktschikte
2nd person sing. (gij) schiktschikte
3rd person singular schiktschikte
plural schikkenschikten
subjunctive sing.1 schikkeschikte
subjunctive plur.1 schikkenschikten
imperative sing. schik
imperative plur.1 schikt
participles schikkendgeschikt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Caribbean Javanese: sekig, nyekig
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