zaak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sāke, from Old Dutch *saka, from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō.

Cognate with English sake, West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Yiddish זאַך (zakh), Danish sag, Swedish and Norwegian sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaːk/
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Hyphenation: zaak
Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

zaak f (plural zaken, diminutive zaakje n)

A thing, matter (general term with for a concept other than animate beings).
Synonym: ding
A matter, affair, business.
Synonyms: kwestie, vraagstuk

Het is voor de gemeente ook een lastige zaak.
It's also a cumbersome matter for the municipality.

Wat je in je prive leven doet is je zaak.
What you do in your private life is your business.
A business, commercial enterprise, store, shop.
Synonyms: bedrijf, handel, onderneming, winkel
(law) A court case, law suit.
Synonym: rechtszaak

Derived terms

- business

kledingzaak
zaakvoerder
zakelijk
zakendoen
zakendistrict
zakenman
zakenvrouw

- legal

halszaak
moordzaak

Descendants

Negerhollands: saake, saek
→ Caribbean Javanese: sag

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