sense maken

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English make sense. Popularized during the 2010s. Compare Icelandic meika sens, Swedish mejka sense, German Sinn machen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛns ˌmaː.kə(n)/

Verb

sense maken

  1. (intransitive, informal) to make sense
    Synonym: steek houden
    Wat hij zei maakte echt geen sense. ― What he said really made no sense.

Usage notes

  • The term sense is not used in Dutch outside of this phrase.
  • The phrase is heavily associated with millennials and subsequent generations; people from older generations rarely if ever use this expression.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sense maken: see maken.
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