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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 28 examples of the Dutch word for "to make" being used:
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I would like an apointment. Ik wil graag een afspraak maken.
the making of images of the gods het maken van de godenbeelden
You can make your fortune there, no matter how ugly you may be. Je kunt je fortuin daar wel maken, hoe lelijk je ook wezen mocht.
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks? Kun je een hoge rug zetten en spinnen en maken, dat er vonken uit je lijf komen?
to make recommendations maken van aanbevelingen
It is sad that in the Netherlands, a country known as tolerant, parents cannot make this choice. Het is verdrietig dat in Nederland, een land dat bekend staat als tolerant, ouders deze keuze niet kunnen maken.
to joke grappen maken
to create websites websites maken
to take a walk een wandeling maken
They can’t build dikes. Ze kunnen geen dijken maken.

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"to make" Practice (27)
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to clean,
to make,
to use
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Lesson phrases
Ben learned to make a fire without matches.,
Can you arch your back, or purr, or throw out sparks?,
Conjunctions connect sentences; they make the text smoother and easier to understand.,
Creation is making something new as the created result.,
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.,
I’ve got to report it.,
The duckling had to swim around in the water, to prevend it from freezing completely,
the making of images of the gods,
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 is the only one in our group who knows how to start a fire without matches.
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