kaputtmachen
B1to break
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- to break
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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.
- 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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