schaften

See also: Schäften and -schaften

Dutch

Etymology

A subsidiary form of schaffen (“to serve up, supply”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

schaften

1. to pause, rest, to take a break, especially so as to eat

Inflection

Inflection of schaften (weak)
infinitive	schaften
past singular	schaftte
past participle	geschaft
infinitive	schaften
gerund	schaften n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (jij)	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (u)	schaft	schaftte
2nd person sing. (gij)	schaft	schaftte
3rd person singular	schaft	schaftte
plural	schaften	schaftten
subjunctive sing.1	schafte	schaftte
subjunctive plur.1	schaften	schaftten
imperative sing.	schaft
imperative plur.1	schaft
participles	schaftend	geschaft
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• lunchen (if referring to a lunch break)
• pauzeren
• rusten

Descendants

• Fanagalo: skafu
• Skepi Creole Dutch: skaf
• → Russenorsk: skaffom

Verb

schaften

1. inflection of schaffen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Middle English

Noun

schaften

1. (Early Middle English) plural of schaft (“creation”)