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schaken
schaken
Dutch
Verb
schaken
Inflection
| Inflection of schaken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| past singular | schaakte | |||
| past participle | geschaakt | |||
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| gerund | schaken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
| imperative sing. | schaak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
| participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (kidnap): ontvoeren
Derived terms
Noun
schaken n (uncountable)
Etymology 2
Verb
schaken
- (archaic) to kidnap
- Een geschaakte bruid
Inflection
| Inflection of schaken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| past singular | schaakte | |||
| past participle | geschaakt | |||
| infinitive | schaken | |||
| gerund | schaken n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaakte | ||
| plural | schaken | schaakten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | schake | schaakte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | schaken | schaakten | ||
| imperative sing. | schaak | |||
| imperative plur.1 | schaakt | |||
| participles | schakend | geschaakt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Low German
Etymology
From Old Saxon skakan, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keg- (“to shake, stir”), *(s)kek-. Cognate with English shake, Dutch schaken, West Frisian schaakje, Danish skage, Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka.
Verb
schaken (past singular schaak, past participle schaken, auxiliary verb wesen or hebben)
Conjugation
Conjugation of schaken (weak verb with strong past participle)
| infinitive | schaken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | schaak | schaak |
| 2nd person singular | schaakst | schaakst |
| 3rd person singular | schaakt | schaak |
| plural | schaakt | schaken |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | schaak | |
| plural | schaakt | |
| participle | present | past |
| schaken | schaken | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||