machen meaning and definition in german

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Verb
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third-person singular simple present macht, past tense machte, past participle gemacht, auxiliary haben
usage notes, top meaning Unlike English, the verb machen (make) is used as a synonym for tun (do) in most cases. However, tun can not be used for the proper senses of machen.
  1. label to make; to produce; to create an object, arrangement, situation etc. Ich hab dir einen Kuchen gemacht! — I have made you a pie! Du hast einen Fehler gemacht. - You made a mistake.
  2. label to take (a photo)
  3. label to prepare e.g. food, drinks Machst du heute das Essen? — Will you prepare dinner today? sich eine Pizza machen — to heat up or make a pizza for oneself
  4. label informal to do to perform an action Mach es! — Do it! Das hat er ganz allein gemacht! — He has done that all by himself!
  5. label colloquial to matter (only impersonally) Das macht nichts! — That doesn't matter!
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Derived terms

• abmachen, anmachen, aufmachen, ausmachen, bekanntmachen, draufmachen, durchmachen, einmachen, fertigmachen, fortmachen, heilmachen, hermachen, heruntermachen, hinmachen, kaputtmachen, kleinmachen, miesmachen, nachmachen, niedermachen, reinemachen, saubermachen, Sinn machen, Übung macht den Meister, vermachen, vormachen, wegmachen, wiedergutmachen, zumachen
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Synonyms

• produzieren, herstellen, tun, vorbereiten, eine Rolle spielen, wichtig sein, kosten, verdienen, einheimsen