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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 ane 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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 '''machen''' (''[[wikt:Appendix:Glossary#weak verb|weak]], third-person singular present'' '''macheth''', ''past tense'' '''machte''', ''past participle'' '''gemacht''', ''auxiliary'' '''[[Contionary:haven#Eburonian|haven]]''')
 # {{lb|ebur|transitive}} to make; to create; to produce
-#: ''Ej '''machte''' thej an vahs!'' — I '''made''' you a vase!
+#: ''Ej '''machte''' thej ane vahs!'' — I '''made''' you a vase!
 # {{lb|ebur|transitive}} to make; to prepare (food, drinks, etc.)
 #: ''Thu'sch '''machst''' uns aventhmahl?'' — You'll '''make''' us dinner?