das Abitur machen

to take the school-leaving exam

Türkçe: lise bitirme sınavına girmek

Not das Abitur nehmen

English says to take, so nehmen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Abitur goes with machen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

das Abitur n.

Verb

machen

Topic

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Register

Neutral register; colloquially 'Abi machen'

In a sentence

Which form of machen fills the gap?

Meine Tochter ____ nächstes Jahr das Abitur und will danach Medizin studieren.

How it is used

Means 'to take and pass the Abitur', the German school-leaving exam that gives access to university. Neutral register; colloquially 'Abi machen'. In Austria and Switzerland the exam is called 'Matura'.

Other verbs that go with Abitur

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• das Abitur nachholento take the school-leaving exam later as an adult

All collocations with Abitur

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone

All 116 collocations built on machen

More from Bildung und Wissen

• sich um ein Stipendium bewerbento apply for a scholarship
• der Überzeugung seinto be convinced that
• Einblick haben in+Akk.to have access to or insight into something, like documents or a situation
• das Studium abbrechento drop out of university
• ein Examen ablegento take a formal exam

All collocations in Bildung und Wissen