meitsje

West Frisian

Alternative forms

• mâke, maaikje

Etymology

From Old Frisian makia, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.

Pronunciation

• (Clay) IPA^(key): /ˈmai̯tsjə/
• (Wood) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛi̯tsjə/

Verb

meitsje

1. to make
   • 2023 July 22, “Leafdeferske [Lovesong]”, Translation by LiliPipi, Original by Boris Williams, Laurence Andrew Tolhurst, Robert James Smith, Porl Thompson, Roger O'donnell, Simon Johnathon Gallup (lyrics)‎^[1], Translation of Lovesong, performed by The Cure:

     Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
     Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin thús alwer
     Hwērsāea ik bin alline mei jo,
     Jo makkest my fiel lykas I bin hiele alwer

     Whenever I’m alone with you,
     You make me feel like I am home again.
     Whenever I’m alone with you,
     You make me feel like I am whole again.

Inflection

Weak class 2
infinitive	meitsje
3rd singular past	makke
past participle	makke
infinitive	meitsje
long infinitive	meitsjen
gerund	meitsjen n
auxiliary	hawwe
indicative	present tense	past tense
1st singular	meitsje	makke
2nd singular	makkest	makkest
3rd singular	makket	makke
plural	meitsje	makken
imperative	meitsje
participles	meitsjend	makke

Further reading

• “meitsje”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011