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Repareren, maken, herstellen, fiksen

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Repareren, maken, herstellen, fiksen

Postby aceman91 » May 2nd, 2012, 11:34 am

Zijn ze gewoon synoniemen van elkaar, or is er wel dergelijk een verschil tussen? Of past de ene woord beter bij een bepaalde situatie dan de andere?

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Re: Repareren, maken, herstellen, fiksen

Postby Joke » May 2nd, 2012, 2:39 pm

Soms zijn deze woorden synoniemen, maar ze kunnen ook verschillend gebruikt worden.
Repareren is repair something that was broken.
Maken can be used in the meaning of repair, but also for the process of creating something new.
Herstellen is a more formal word for repareren, but can also be used in a more abstract sense of fixing a mistake.
Fiksen is a rather informal word for repareren and is also used colloquially in the meaning of 'arrange something'.

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