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machen (weak, third-person singular present macheth, past tense machte, past participle gemacht, auxiliary haven)

(transitive) to make; to create; to produce
Ej machte thej an vahs! — I made you a vase!
(transitive) to make; to prepare (food, drinks, etc.)
Thu'sch machst uns aventhmahl? — You'll make us dinner?

Ej'f machte jes dranken. – I've made you (plural) drinks.
(transitive) to make; to cause
Zej machth mej smiel. — She makes me smile.
(ditransitive, second object is a verb) to force one to do
Hej machte mej wandelen. — He made me walk.
(intransitive, idiomatic) to do; to go ahead; to prove; to dare one to do [often imperative]
Oh jah? Thu mach mej! – Oh yeah? Make me!
(intransitive, colloquial) to work; to function, to be functional; to be effective
Tscheh, ej wahn et machth. – Well, I guess it works.

Et's nejt perfect, 'ver et scholte machth. – It's not perfect, but it should work.

Conjugation of machen (weak)

Composed forms of machen (weak), auxiliary haven

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 #: ''Ej'f '''machte''' jes dranken.'' – I've '''made''' you (''plural'') drinks.
 # {{lb|ebur|transitive}} to make; to cause
-#: ''Zej '''macheth''' mej smiel.'' — She '''makes''' me smile.
+#: ''Zej '''machth''' mej smiel.'' — She '''makes''' me smile.
 # {{lb|ebur|ditransitive|second object is a verb}} to force one to do
 #: ''Hej '''machte''' mej wandelen.'' — He '''made''' me walk.
 # {{lb|ebur|intransitive|idiomatic}} to do; to go ahead; to prove; to dare one to do [''often [[wikt:Appendix:Glossary#imperative|imperative]]'']
 #: ''Oh jah? Thu '''mach''' mej!'' – Oh yeah? '''Make''' me!
+# {{lb|ebur|intransitive|colloquial}} to work; to function, to be functional; to be effective
+#: ''Tscheh, ej wahn et '''machth'''.'' – Well, I guess it '''works'''.
+#: ''Et's nejt perfect, 'ver et scholte '''machth'''.'' – It's not perfect, but it should work.
 ====Conjugation====
-{{ebur-conj-wk|mach|e=|e2=e|aux-display=[[Contionary:haven#Eburonian|haven]]|aux=haven}}
+{{ebur-conj-wk|mach|aux-display=[[Contionary:haven#Eburonian|haven]]|aux=haven}}