Gemaakt

Gemaakt is the past participle of the Dutch verb maken, meaning to make or create. It denotes something that has been produced or created and is used to form perfect tenses or to describe finished states.

In ordinary syntax, gemaakt combines with the auxiliary hebben to form the perfect: Ik heb het gemaakt (I have made it). It can also appear in passive constructions with worden, for example: Het wordt gemaakt (It is being made); Het is gemaakt door een ambachtsman (It has been made by a craftsman).

As an adjective, gemaakt can modify a noun. When used attributively, it typically takes an -e ending: de gemaakte fout (the mistake that was made) and een gemaakte keuze (a made/selected choice). The form can reflect definiteness and number in ordinary Dutch grammar.

Etymology and related forms: Gemaakt derives from maken, which comes from Old Dutch and Proto-Germanic roots related to the English make and the German machen. The English cognate is made, and in German the corresponding past participle is gemacht.

Summary: Gemaakt is a versatile Dutch participle tied to the act of making, used to express completed actions in various tenses and to describe objects or decisions that result from making. It functions both as a verbal participle in perfect and passive constructions and as an attributive adjective in noun phrases.