machen
to do, to make
The 60th most frequent word in German, appearing about 1,548 times per million words.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #60
- Per million words
- 1,548
In a sentence
Was machst du?What are you doing?
Conjugation
Present tense of machen, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | mache |
|---|---|
| du — you | machst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | macht |
| wir — we | machen |
| ihr — you (plural) | macht |
| sie — they | machen |
| Perfect | hat gemacht |
| Simple past | machte |
Forms its perfect tense with haben.
Related words
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Practise this word
machen is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.