machen
to do; to make
English translations
- 01
to do
- 02
to make
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Handlung ausführen oder etwas herstellen.
- English meaning
- To do
- Synonym
- erstellen, tun
- German example
- Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben.
- English example
- I am doing my homework.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich mache du machst er/sie/es ich macht wir machen ihr machet sie machen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gemacht du hast gemacht er/sie/es hat gemacht wir haben gemacht ihr habt gemacht sie haben gemacht
- Past
- ich machte du machtest er/sie/es machte wir machten ihr machtet sie machten
Related words
- Machenschaft
Scheme, Plot
- machend
Making
- Maske machen
To put on makeup
- vollmachen
To fill up
- reinmachen
To clean
- blau machen
To play hooky, to skip work/school
- zurechtmachen
to get ready, to fix up
- stutzig machen
Make suspicious
- den Hof machen
"To court someone" means to flatter someone to win their favor, often in a romantic way.
- festmachen
To moor, to fasten
- die Hölle heißmachen
To raise hell
- vor nichts haltmachen
To stop at nothing
- aufmerksam machen
To draw attention to, to point out
- saubermachen
To clean means to remove dirt or mess from something.
- nass machen
To wet, to soak
- madigmachen
To belittle, to disparage
- Augen machen
To flirt
- gleichmachen
To equalize
- Schluss machen
To break up
- zunutze machen
To take advantage of
- etwas rückgängig machen
To undo something, to reverse something
- sich auf den Weg machen
To set off
- daranmachen
to get started
- aus seinem Herzen keine Mördergrube machen
Not to mince words
- heißmachen
to heat up, to excite
- einen Rückzieher machen
To back down
- dichtmachen
To seal, to close tightly
- kaltmachen
To chill means to cool something down, often in the sense of food or drinks.
- zurückmachen
to undo
- klarmachen
to make clear, to prepare, to understand
- Avancen machen
To make advances
- arm machen
"To make poor" means that someone is deprived of money or resources, so that they become poor.
- Spaß machen
To have fun means to bring joy or pleasure.
- weitermachen
Continue
- armmachen
to impoverish, to ruin
- mundtot machen
To silence someone
- die Nacht zum Tag machen
Burn the midnight oil
- durchmachen
Go through
- den Bock zum Gärtner machen
To put the fox in charge of the henhouse
- plattmachen
To flatten, to crush, to destroy
- schlapp machen
To feel tired, to run out of steam
- lockermachen
To loosen
- jemandem zu schaffen machen
To give someone trouble means to cause someone problems or difficulties.
- abmachen
To agree
- wegmachen
to remove, to get rid of
- eine lange Nase machen
To make a long nose at someone means to mock or ridicule them, often with a hand gesture.
- wettmachen
To make up for
- vormachen
to pretend, to feign, to deceive
- Nägel mit Köpfen machen
To get down to brass tacks
Example sentences with “machen”
Was machst du? (What are you doing?)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'machen' a regular verb?
Yes, it is a weak verb.