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mek

/mek/MEK

GrammarVerbsCommandsEveryday speech

Local meaning

To make, cause, allow, or let, depending on the construction.

“Mek” can describe creating something, causing an event, or allowing an action. In phrases such as “mek wi go,” it works like “let us go.”

Examples in context

  1. Mek sure di door lock.
  2. Dat joke mek everybody laugh.

How it is used

A single English gloss is not enough. The verb that follows and the sentence pattern determine whether “mek” means make, cause, or let.

Tone

Neutral, instructive, persuasive, or causal.

Setting

Requests, commands, explanations, permission, and creating or causing things.

Audience

Best learned through complete patterns rather than isolated substitution.

Watch for

Do not translate every “mek” as physical manufacture.

Spelling and scope

High-frequency Jamaican verb used in commands, causative sentences, explanations, and everyday plans.

Search and reference forms
mekmakeletmek mimek we

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Common patterns

  • mek sure
  • mek mi see
  • mek wi go
  • a wa mek

Read next

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Grammatical particle / prepositionfi

A high-frequency Jamaican word used in several grammatical roles, including possession, purpose, obligation, and infinitive-like constructions.

Verb / discourse expressiongwaan

To go on, continue, happen, proceed, or behave, depending on the sentence.

Time phrasesoon come

Will come soon; will return; is expected later.

First-person singular pronounmi

I, me, or my, depending on its position and role in the sentence.

Evidence and further reading

These sources support the language, spelling, grammar, or common conversational sense. The entry remains open to correction from Jamaican speakers and qualified reviewers.