jdm. den Hof machen

to court someone

Türkçe: birine kur yapmak

Noun

Hof m.

Verb

machen

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Er macht ihr den Hof mit Blumen und Komplimenten.

How it is used

Means 'to court someone' (concept: romantic pursuit). Colloquial/idiomatic register. Use when teasing a friend about their flirting. Not for serious relationships; slightly old-fashioned or playful.

Other verbs that go with Hof

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• jdn. vom Hof jagento chase someone off the property

All collocations with Hof

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