German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to make someone the court".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [deːn ˈhoːf ˈmaχn̩]
  • (file)

Verb edit

den Hof machen (weak, third-person singular present macht den Hof, past tense machte den Hof, past participle den Hof gemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to court somebody [+dative]
    Synonyms: hofieren, (obsolete) sponsieren

Conjugation edit