eine Kopie machen
to make a copy
Türkçe: kopya çıkarmak
Watch out. Common mistake: learners use 'machen' in very formal writing; prefer 'anfertigen' there.
In a sentence
Which form of machen fills the gap?
Die Sekretärin ____ eine Kopie des wichtigen Vertrags.
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Die Sekretärin macht eine Kopie des wichtigen Vertrags.
How it is used
Means 'to make a copy,' the everyday expression for duplication. Neutral/colloquial register. Use at the office when photocopying a document. Common mistake: learners use 'machen' in very formal writing; prefer 'anfertigen' there.
Other verbs that go with Kopie
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
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
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- einen Begriff prägento coin a term or concept
- ein Experiment vornehmen / machento conduct an experiment
- etw. zur Kenntnis nehmento take note of something
- aus einem Buch vorlesento read aloud from a book
- Scheuklappen tragento have blinders on / be narrow-minded
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