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No. 9,200 in German

machado

"Machado" is not a German word; it is of Spanish or Portuguese origin, meaning "axe" in English.

In a sentence

  • Machado studierte Philosophie an der Universität.

    Machado studied philosophy at the university.

    In this sentence, 'Machado' is used as a proper noun, referring to an individual's name.

  • Der Roman von Machado handelt von sozialem Wandel.

    The novel by Machado is about social change.

    Here, 'Machado' is again used as a proper noun referencing the author of the novel.

  • Hast du Zugriff auf die Gedichte von Machado?

    Do you have access to Machado's poems?

    In this context, 'Machado' is used to refer to the poet's works, displaying the possessive form of the proper noun.

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