ausmachen

A1

turn off

English meaning
turn off
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ausmachen in a sentence

Mach bitte das Licht aus!

Please turn off the light!

Conjugation of ausmachen

ausmachen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichmache aus
dumachst aus
er/sie/esmacht aus
wirmachen aus
ihrmacht aus
sie/Siemachen aus
Simple past (er/sie/es)
machte aus
Perfect
hat ausgemacht

Word family

ausmachen is built from machen (make, do). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about ausmachen

How do you conjugate ausmachen?

Present tense: mache aus, machst aus, macht aus, machen aus, macht aus, machen aus. Simple past: machte aus. Perfect: hat ausgemacht. ausmachen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does ausmachen mean in English?

ausmachen means "turn off". For example: "Mach bitte das Licht aus!" — "Please turn off the light!"

What level is ausmachen in German?

ausmachen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the starting & stopping vocabulary.

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