Nominal Forms
Infinitive: machen
Past Participle: gemach(e)t
Present participle: machende
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| ich | mache |
| du | machest |
| ër | machet |
| wir | machen |
| ir | machet |
| sie | machent |
Past
| ich | machete; machte |
| du | machetest; machtest |
| ër | machete; machte |
| wir | macheten; machten |
| ir | machetet; machtet |
| sie | macheten; machten |
Subjunctive
Present
| ich | mache |
| du | machest |
| ër | machet |
| wir | machen |
| ir | machet |
| sie | machen |
Past
| ich | machete; machte |
| du | machetest; machtest |
| ër | machete; machte |
| wir | macheten; machten |
| ir | machetet; machtet |
| sie | macheten; machten |
Imperative
| du | maches |
| wir | machen |
| ir | machet |
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn.
Verbs referencing "machen"
German, old spelling
machen, Cimbrian machan, Wymysorys
mahha.
Verbs similar to 'machen'
wachen,
manen,
rëchen,
waschen,
wîchen,
ahten,
bannen,
blîchen,
brëchen,
bücken,
Nibelungen Lied References
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(Nibelungenlied 1350a:2) alle die si gesâhen. die machete si ir holt. Good-will of all that knew her / did she e'er retain
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(Nibelungenlied 1400a:2) der hiez dâ machen lære. vile manigiu leitschrîn. Full many a chest to empty / did he then command,
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(Nibelungenlied 1442a:4) ich mache iuch guotes rîche. unde gibe iu hêrlich gewant. Then answered him the fiddler: / "That shalt thou straightway understand.