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    machen (Fortschritte machen - to make progress)

    Grammar & Usage

    verb
    neutral

    How it works

    As a strong (irregular) verb, 'machen' is highly versatile in German, used to express 'to make' or 'to do'. Its conjugation varies with person, number, and tense, but its stem 'mach-' is generally consistent. It can be used transitively with a direct object or intransitively with certain prepositions or adverbs.

    Sample sentences

    Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben jeden Abend.

    I do my homework every evening.

    Wir müssen Fortschritte machen, um unser Ziel zu erreichen.

    We must make progress to reach our goal.

    Kannst du mir bitte einen Kaffee machen?

    Can you please make me a coffee?

    Quick facts

    idiomatic_use:It is often used in German where English would use 'to do', e.g., 'Was machst du?' (What are you doing?)
    auxiliary_verb:haben
    past_participle:gemacht
    conjugation_present_indicative:[object Object]

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    Example

    Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben jeden Abend.

    I do my homework every evening.

    Wir müssen Fortschritte machen, um unser Ziel zu erreichen.

    We must make progress to reach our goal.

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