Machen

"Machen" ist ein zentrales deutsches Verb, das meist „machen“, „tun“ oder „herstellen“ bedeutet.

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machen ➖ to do/to make

anmachen ➖ to switch on

ausmachen ➖ to switch off

aufmachen ➖ to open

zumachen ➖ to close

mitmachen ➖ to join/participate

nachmachen ➖ to copy/imitate

abmachen ➖ to agree upon/to detach

gutmachen ➖ to compensate/make amends

festmachen ➖ to fasten/to define

losmachen ➖ to untie/to loosen

vormachen ➖ to demonstrate/to fool someone

wegmachen ➖ to remove/to erase

klarmachen ➖ to clarify/to explain

saubermachen ➖ to clean

fertigmachen ➖ to finish/to prepare

kaputtmachen ➖ to break/to ruin

bekanntmachen ➖ to announce/to introduce

starkmachen ➖ to advocate for/to champion

wettmachen ➖ to make up for/to offset

ausfindig machen ➖ to track down/to locate

Why is "Machen" so versatile?:

The secret lies in Functional Shift. In many languages, you need a brand-new, unique verb for every action. In German, you can take an adjective (like sauber/clean) or a noun and simply "glue" it to machen.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 🇩🇪