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machen

"machen" means "to make, to do" in German. It is number 97 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to make, to do

IPA

/ˈmaxən/

Forms in this course

macht, gemacht, mach, machst, mache, machte

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Was machen sie?
  What are they doing?
  Tatoeba: Wolf / CK
• Machen wir es!
  Let's do that!
  Tatoeba: Manfredo / sacredceltic
• Was machen wir?
  What are we doing?
  Tatoeba: freddy1 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "machen" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• sein to be
• haben to have
• können can, to be able to
• werden to become
• wissen to know
• müssen must, to have to
• wollen to want
• gehen to go, to walk
• sagen to say, to tell

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