English

Proper noun

Machen

1. An English occupational surname​ for a stonemason.

See also

• Mason

German

Verb

machen ‎(third-person singular simple present macht, past tense machte, past participle gemacht, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) to take (a photo)
3. (transitive) 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. (transitive, 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. (transitive, colloquial) to matter (only impersonally)

   Das macht nichts! — That doesn't matter!

6. (transitive, informal, colloquial) to come to; to total; to cost (prizes)

   Wie viel macht das? — How much does that come to?

7. (transitive, informal, colloquial) to earn; to receive or create profit

   Der Herr Müller ist echt reich; der macht mehr als 5000 im Monat. — Mr Müller is quite rich; he makes more than 5000 bucks per month.

Usage notes

Unlike English, the verb machen (make) is used as a synonym for tun (do) in most cases. However, tun cannot be used for the proper senses of machen.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to make, to produce): produzieren, herstellen
• (to do): tun
• (to prepare food, drinks): vorbereiten
• (to matter): eine Rolle spielen, wichtig sein
• (to come to, to total, to cost): kosten
• (to earn): verdienen, einheimsen

Derived terms

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatʃen/, [ˈmätʃe̞n]

Verb

machen

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of machar.
2. Second-person plural (ustedes) present subjunctive form of machar.
3. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of machar.