merken
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch merken, from Old Dutch merken, from Proto-West Germanic *marikjan, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.
Verb
editmerken
Conjugation
editConjugation of merken (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | merken | |||
past singular | merkte | |||
past participle | gemerkt | |||
infinitive | merken | |||
gerund | merken n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | merk | merkte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | merkt, merk2 | merkte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | merkt | merkte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | merkt | merkte | ||
3rd person singular | merkt | merkte | ||
plural | merken | merkten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | merke | merkte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | merken | merkten | ||
imperative sing. | merk | |||
imperative plur.1 | merkt | |||
participles | merkend | gemerkt | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Negerhollands: merk
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editmerken
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną (“to mark, notice”). Cognate with Dutch merken and Icelandic merkja.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmerken (weak, third-person singular present merkt, past tense merkte, past participle gemerkt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to notice (a situation, difference not readily apparent)
- Man merkt das ja kaum. ― You barely notice it.
- Ich bin schwanger aber merke nichts. ― I'm pregnant but I can't feel anything.
- (transitive, reflexive) to memorize, remember, learn
- Ich merkte mir alles. ― I memorized everything.
- to realize
- 1915 October, Franz Kafka, “Die Verwandlung”, in Die Weißen Blätter […] [1], volume 2, number 10, Verlag der Weißen Bücher, page 1180:
- Zunächst wollte er ruhig und ungestört aufstehen, sich anziehen und vor allem frühstücken, und dann erst das Weitere überlegen, denn, das merkte er wohl, im Bett würde er mit dem Nachdenken zu keinem vernünftigen Ende kommen.
- To begin with, he wanted to get up calmly and undisturbed, get dressed and, above all, have breakfast, and only then think about everything else, because, as he realized well, in bed he would not come to a sensible conclusion with the thinking.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | merken | ||||
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present participle | merkend | ||||
past participle | gemerkt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich merke | wir merken | i | ich merke | wir merken |
du merkst | ihr merkt | du merkest | ihr merket | ||
er merkt | sie merken | er merke | sie merken | ||
preterite | ich merkte | wir merkten | ii | ich merkte1 | wir merkten1 |
du merktest | ihr merktet | du merktest1 | ihr merktet1 | ||
er merkte | sie merkten | er merkte1 | sie merkten1 | ||
imperative | merk (du) merke (du) |
merkt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
editFurther reading
editMiddle Dutch
editEtymology
editVerb
editmerken
- to mark, to put a mark on, to give a mark to
- to watch attentively
- to watch, to pay attention to, to notice
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “merken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “merken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Old Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną.
Verb
editmerken
- to mark, to put a mark on
Inflection
editConjugation of merken (weak class 1)
infinitive | merken | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | merco, mercon | merkida |
2nd person singular | merkis, merkist | merkidos |
3rd person singular | merkit | merkida |
1st person plural | merken | merkidun |
2nd person plural | merkit | merkidut |
3rd person plural | merkent | merkidun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | merke | merkidi |
2nd person singular | merkes, merkest | merkidis |
3rd person singular | merke | merkidi |
1st person plural | merken | merkidin |
2nd person plural | merket | merkidit |
3rd person plural | merken | merkidin |
imperative | present | |
singular | merki | |
plural | merkit | |
participle | present | past |
merkendi | merkit, gimerkit |
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “merken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
West Frisian
editNoun
editmerken
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