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kaputtmachen

B1

to break

English meaning
to break
Vocabulary package
Breaking & Repairing

kaputtmachen in a sentence

Wer hat die Lampe kaputtgemacht?

Who broke the lamp?

Conjugation of kaputtmachen

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

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

Word family

kaputtmachen is built from kaputt (broken) and 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 kaputtmachen

How do you conjugate kaputtmachen?

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

What does kaputtmachen mean in English?

kaputtmachen means "to break". For example: "Wer hat die Lampe kaputtgemacht?" — "Who broke the lamp?"

What level is kaputtmachen in German?

kaputtmachen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.

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