German

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, rum- (around) +‎ machen (to do, make).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊmˌmaxən/, [ˈʁʊ(m)ˌma.χn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: rum‧ma‧chen
  • Rhymes: -axn̩

Verb

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rummachen (weak, third-person singular present macht rum, past tense machte rum, past participle rumgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of herummachen
    Er hat ungeschickt an der Türklinke rumgemacht.
    He tinkered clumsily with the doorhandle.
  2. (slang, generally only in this form) to make out, to French-kiss etc.
    Hattest du was mit dem? – Naja, wir haben nur rumgemacht.
    Did you do it with him? – Well, we only made out.

Conjugation

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