verb · A1
anmachen
[ˈanˌmaxn̩]
to switch on, to turn on
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- einschalten
- Antonyms
- ausmachen
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Grammar
- Present
- er/sie/es macht an What happens now or usually.
- Simple past (Präteritum)
- er/sie/es machte an The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfect (Perfekt)
- er/sie/es hat angemacht The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".
Conjugation
The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.
| Person | Präsens | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | mache an | machte an | habe angemacht |
| du | machst an | machtest an | hast angemacht |
| er/sie/es | macht an | machte an | hat angemacht |
| wir | machen an | machten an | haben angemacht |
| ihr | macht an | machtet an | habt angemacht |
| sie/Sie | machen an | machten an | haben angemacht |
- Präsens
- What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
- Präteritum
- The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
- Perfekt
- The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
| Person | Plusquamperfekt | Futur I | Futur II |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | hatte angemacht | werde anmachen | werde angemacht haben |
| du | hattest angemacht | wirst anmachen | wirst angemacht haben |
| er/sie/es | hatte angemacht | wird anmachen | wird angemacht haben |
| wir | hatten angemacht | werden anmachen | werden angemacht haben |
| ihr | hattet angemacht | werdet anmachen | werdet angemacht haben |
| sie/Sie | hatten angemacht | werden anmachen | werden angemacht haben |
- Plusquamperfekt
- What had happened before another moment in the past.
- Futur I
- Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
- Futur II
- What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
| Person | Konjunktiv II |
|---|---|
| ich | machte an |
| du | machtest an |
| er/sie/es | machte an |
| wir | machten an |
| ihr | machtet an |
| sie/Sie | machten an |
- Konjunktiv II
- Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.
The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde anmachen.
| Person | Imperativ |
|---|---|
| du | mach an! |
| ihr | macht an! |
| Sie | machen Sie an! |
- Imperativ
- Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.
How the Word Is Built
an prefix mach root en ending
- an-
- to, at, the start of something: ankommen (to arrive), anrufen (to call). Separable: Ich rufe dich an.
- -en
- the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.
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