mankeren
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Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French manquer, from Latin mancō, from mancus (“maimed”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mankeren
- (impersonal, intransitive) to be sick, to ail [with aan or met ‘with’]
- Iets mankeerde aan de kinderen op de slaapzaal, die allemaal moesten overgeven.
- The children in the dormitory, who all had to vomit, had some illness.
- (impersonal, intransitive) to be amiss, to be wrong [with aan or met ‘with’]
- Wat mankeert er met jou, honneponnetje?
- What′s wrong with you, honeybun?
- (impersonal, intransitive) to lack, to be missing [with aan or met ‘with’]
- Het mankeert hun aan een goed leerboek.
- They lack a good textbook.
- (transitive) to have an ailment or problem
- Hij mankeert veel.
- There's a lot wrong with him.
- (literally, “He has many defects.”)
- Deze hond mankeert iets aan zijn staart.
- This dog has a condition in his tail. (not an innuendo)
Conjugation
Descendants
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