Platz machen
to make room
Türkçe: yer açmak
In a sentence
Bitte machen Sie Platz für den Krankenwagen.
How it is used
Neutral. Means 'to make room' – clearing physical space or giving way. Use literally when moving furniture, or figuratively when stepping aside for someone. Common mistake: using 'Platz machen' for 'making a place' (wrong).
Other verbs that go with Platz
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
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