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German Word Family

machen

Learn machen once, then see how related verbs, nouns, and compounds are built from the same root.

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machen word familyRadial map of the machen word family. Related words: anmachen, aufmachen, ausmachen, mitmachen, nachmachen, weitermachen, zumachen, fertigmachen, Macher, machbar.machen — to do/makemachento do/makeanmachen — turn on · an + machenanmachenturn onaufmachen — to open · auf + machenaufmachento openausmachen — turn off / amount to / arrange · aus + machenausmachenturn off / amount…mitmachen — to participate · mit + machenmitmachento participatenachmachen — imitate · nach + machennachmachenimitateweitermachen — continue · weiter + machenweitermachencontinuezumachen — to close · zu + machenzumachento closefertigmachen — finish / get ready · fertig + machenfertigmachenfinish / get readyMacher — doer, maker · machen → der MacherMacherdoer, makermachbar — feasible · machen + -barmachbarfeasible

What to watch for

The best beginner family: most of these prefixes do exactly what they look like, so a learner can guess anmachen and zumachen on first sight.

Prefixed verbs

Derived noun

  • Macher Coming soon doer, maker B1

    machen → der Macher

Derived adjective