mankeren

Dutch[edit]

Borrowed from Middle French manquer, from Latin mancō, from mancus (“maimed”).

mankeren

(impersonal, intransitive) to be sick, to ail [+ aan/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 [+ aan/met (with)]
Wat mankeert er met jou, honneponnetje?
What′s wrong with you, honeybun?
(impersonal, intransitive) to lack, to be missing [+ aan/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)