Polyglot Dictionary

zumachen

/ˈtsuːˌmaxn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
macht zu
past
machte zu
perfect
hat zugemacht

Meaning

  1. to close, to shut (colloquial)

    Built from zu (shut, closed, to) + machen (to make).

    • Mach das Fenster zu, es zieht!

      Close the window, there's a draft!

    • Mach bitte die Tür zu, es zieht. Der Wind ist stark.

      Please shut the door, there is a draught. The wind is strong.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zu shut, closed, to
  • machen to make

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

enfurnar

Close, figuratively — to close/shut relates to shutting oneself away.

English

shut

shut is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to close, to shut."

Practice

1 What does zumachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mach das Fenster ___, es zieht!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zumachen?

Opposites

  • aufmachen
verbseparablecolloquialcompound

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