Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • måchn (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *makōn, from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (to knead, mix, make).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒːxɐ/
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Verb

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måcha (past participle gmåcht) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. (transitive) to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
  2. (transitive, of food, drinks, etc.) to make, prepare
  3. (transitive, informal) to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
  4. (transitive) to go (to make the (specified) sound)
  5. (transitive) to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
  6. (transitive, of difficulties, pain, etc.) to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
  7. (transitive, with an adjective) to make (to cause to be)
  8. (transitive, with a noun) to make (transform from one thing into another)
  9. (transitive, usually not translated literally) to make (to have as a feature)
  10. (transitive) to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
  11. (transitive, impersonal) to matter (to be important)
  12. (intransitive) to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) [with auf]
  13. (reflexive) to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
  14. (reflexive) to look (to have an appearance of being)

Conjugation

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